Sunday, October 19, 2008

Criticism and allegations

Slave-labour allegations

Employees of Mittal have accused him of "slave labour" conditions after multiple fatalities in his mines.[19] During December 2004, twenty-three miners died in explosions in his mines in Kazakhstan caused by faulty gas detectors.

Controversial self-bonus

Lakshmi Mittal paid himself a bonus totalling GB£1.1bn [1] out of company funds in 2004 after a takeover of a US-based steelmaker, ISG.

Environmental harm for self-gain

Subsequent environmental issues at the site have been a cause for criticism. The Government tried to sue in the High Court to have him pay for the clean-up of Cork Harbour but failed. [2]

Others

Cash-for-influence or Mittal affair mentioned above.

1 comment:

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