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If you look at the corporations named, none of them are owned by locals. They’re all global mega corps, owned and operated through Western parents. They exploit
by yunohn 5y ago
If you look at the corporations named, none of them are owned by locals. They’re all global mega corps, owned and operated through Western parents. They exploit the local chaotic governance to their advantage - and evade prosecution in their home countries by virtue of it being conducted on “foreign soil”.
- Paianni 5y agoNot always... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siemens#2005_and_continuing:_worldwide_bribery_scandal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siemens#2005_and_continuing:_w...
- yunohn 5y agoIt’s good to see that (occasionally) international megacorps can be prosecuted for international crimes - I’d argue that a fine is more of a slap on the wrist, but it’s better than nothing. I’d really like to see oil/wood/mining megacorps be brought to justice as well.
- pastage 5y agoThe US seems to be very trigger happy wrt foreign companies giving bribes on forgein soil, if they have a presence in the US. I think FCAP has been modified to be more efficient in this respect.
- yunohn 5y agoI’d like to believe that laws solve things, but clearly this article proves otherwise.
- zohch 5y agoAs someone who comes from a third world country, my view on this is that the solution starts with people voting for better governments. Governments that are willing to actually enforce the law. If most murder cases remain unsolved in a country then that seems like then that is a bigger problem that who gets murdered, and I can promise you that most murder victims in these countries are not climate activists. Laws without rule of law won't work. We can then devolve into might makes right, which is the current situation, and in that situation most people lose out.