The Effects Of Transnational Capitalism In Animal's People

The word Animal (jaanvar) is defined as "the one who lives" in Hindi while in the English language, Animal is defined as a living thing who behaves in a wild, aggressive, or unpleasant way. We live in a world where disasters are quite common throughout societies where innocent people are harmed and often forgotten or viewed as unimportant as an animal in the street. Many people suffer and many even lose their lives. The catastrophic gas leak at an American owned Union Carbide plant in Bhopal, India during December of 1984 displayed the law’s tragic incompetence to endure the effects of technological globalization, transnational capitalism, and corruption. Indra Sinha's Animal's People is used as a literary bridge between the media and real …show more content…
The growth of the world through the integration of technology is something we all see as our present and future, but some countries tend to be left behind, most often known as the third world countries that haven’t been on time with exposure to the technological innovations of our time. Union Carbide along with many other multi-national American based companies choose the cheapest ways to make more money for themselves. They ship their factories into third world countries in the global south such as India. Once they get there, they use bribery and other forms of persuasion to gain the support from the local government officials who will be the overseers once the factories are in place. They then get permits, sometimes legal and other times illegal, and push the poor people from their homes. These poor people are then left with no jobs and are often forced to work in the construction as well as normal operations of the factories. They are paid little to no money and the companies don’t care one bit about any safety or health standards since the workers and the factories are often not protected under any guidelines. These workers in the third world are more likely to be affected by the dangers of high technology than their counterparts in wealthier countries. Due to their socio-economic class, these workers are unaware of the dangers and hazards they’re prone to in their occupations. The major causes behind why these workers are getting hurt on the job are the multinational companies themselves. One example of another third world country that has a high rate of exploitation and disaster caused by technological globalization is Bangladesh. It’s known for cheap labor and thousands of