In India, activists fight Dow Chemicals and Olympic Committee ahead of summer games

Wed, 02/22/2012 - 15:42
  • Year: 2012
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In India, criticism of the International Olympic Committee is growing ahead of this summer’s games. Opponents want the committee to scrap the sponsorship of Dow Chemical Company. DOW bought Union Carbide, the company responsible for the 1984 Gas leak in the city of Bhopal that has killed an estimated  15,000-25,000 people. Some want the Indian Government to come out in opposition and others are recommending a boycott of the Olympics. FSRN’s Jasvinder Sehgal reports.

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