PPT - Law and Social Justice

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· To protect people from exploitation the government makes
certain laws. These laws try to ensure that the unfair practices
are kept at a minimuminthe markets.
· To ensure that workers are not underpaid but are paid fairly,
there isa low on minimum wages.
· There are laws that protect the interests of producers and
consumers in the market.
· The government has to ensure that these laws are
implemented which means that the law must be enforced.
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· To protect people from exploitation the government makes
certain laws. These laws try to ensure that the unfair practices
are kept at a minimuminthe markets.
· To ensure that workers are not underpaid but are paid fairly,
there isa low on minimum wages.
· There are laws that protect the interests of producers and
consumers in the market.
· The government has to ensure that these laws are
implemented which means that the law must be enforced.
· Enforcement becomes even more important when the laws,
the government can control the activities of individuals or
private companies so as to ensure social justice.
· Fundamental Rights guaranteed by the Indian Constitution like
‘Ri ght against Expl oi tation’ say that no one can be forced to
work for low wages or under bondage.
· The Constitution lays down ‘no child below the age of 14 years
shall be employed to work in any factory or mines or engaged in
any other hazardous employment.
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· To protect people from exploitation the government makes
certain laws. These laws try to ensure that the unfair practices
are kept at a minimuminthe markets.
· To ensure that workers are not underpaid but are paid fairly,
there isa low on minimum wages.
· There are laws that protect the interests of producers and
consumers in the market.
· The government has to ensure that these laws are
implemented which means that the law must be enforced.
· Enforcement becomes even more important when the laws,
the government can control the activities of individuals or
private companies so as to ensure social justice.
· Fundamental Rights guaranteed by the Indian Constitution like
‘Ri ght against Expl oi tation’ say that no one can be forced to
work for low wages or under bondage.
· The Constitution lays down ‘no child below the age of 14 years
shall be employed to work in any factory or mines or engaged in
any other hazardous employment.
(i)The world’ s worst industrialtragedy took placeinBhopal24years ago.
(ii) Union Carbide (UC) an American company had a factory in the city
in which it produced pesticides. MIC, a highly poisonous gas, started
leakingon 2December 1984,atmidnightfrom the factory.
(iii) Within three days more than 8,000 people were dead, Hundreds of
thousands were maimed.
(iv)Us stopped itsoperationsbut leftbehindtons of toxicchemicals.
(v) 24 years later, people are still fighting for justice, for safe drinking
water, for healthcarefacilitiesand jobs for the people poisonedby UC.
Bhopal Gas Tragedy :
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· To protect people from exploitation the government makes
certain laws. These laws try to ensure that the unfair practices
are kept at a minimuminthe markets.
· To ensure that workers are not underpaid but are paid fairly,
there isa low on minimum wages.
· There are laws that protect the interests of producers and
consumers in the market.
· The government has to ensure that these laws are
implemented which means that the law must be enforced.
· Enforcement becomes even more important when the laws,
the government can control the activities of individuals or
private companies so as to ensure social justice.
· Fundamental Rights guaranteed by the Indian Constitution like
‘Ri ght against Expl oi tation’ say that no one can be forced to
work for low wages or under bondage.
· The Constitution lays down ‘no child below the age of 14 years
shall be employed to work in any factory or mines or engaged in
any other hazardous employment.
(i)The world’ s worst industrialtragedy took placeinBhopal24years ago.
(ii) Union Carbide (UC) an American company had a factory in the city
in which it produced pesticides. MIC, a highly poisonous gas, started
leakingon 2December 1984,atmidnightfrom the factory.
(iii) Within three days more than 8,000 people were dead, Hundreds of
thousands were maimed.
(iv)Us stopped itsoperationsbut leftbehindtons of toxicchemicals.
(v) 24 years later, people are still fighting for justice, for safe drinking
water, for healthcarefacilitiesand jobs for the people poisonedby UC.
Bhopal Gas Tragedy :
What is a Worker’s worth:
(i)Foreigncompaniescome toIndiafor cheaper labor.
(ii) Wages in USA are higher than that compared to workers in poorer
countrieslikeinIndia.
(iii)For lower pay, companiescan get longer hours of work.
(iv) Cost cutting can be done by other more dangerous means, e.g.,
lower working conditions including lower safety measures are used as
ways of cuttingcosts.
(v) Since there is as much unemployment, there are many workers who
are willingto workinunsafeconditionsinreturn for a wage.