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Soma Mİne Disaster

Satisfactory Essays

Regardless of the counted years, death is inevitable; in other words, everybody dies. Though, death appears for a special purpose such as health problems, accidents or cruelty, but not destiny. After the sorrowful mine disaster in Soma, finding logical reasons for 301 people’s death has become indispensable for the Turkish government. However, the government claimed that destiny led to Soma mine disaster, which was completely inaccurate and unsatisfactory. As the government has become unreliable, opponents questioned the issue and found out the actual causes: Soma mine disaster has happened due to economic and political goals in favor of the government and the companies and ignorance of human rights. To begin with, economic aims caused to Soma mine disaster due to capitalism, allowing illegal workers and extra coal policy. Initially, as long as capitalism is applied, the disastrous race between companies, including Soma Holding keeps existing. For example, in order to beat each other, firms regard fraud and cruel attitudes as a useful policy; hence, the race never ends in spite of the devastating consequences. Accordingly, considering the urgent job needs of poor people, companies employ illegal workers to make profit which does not provide security for these workers. Thus, after an accident, illegal workers end up in wretched conditions as they cannot benefit from legal rights or any kind of insurance. Moreover, as a result of the race, the policy of mining extra coal

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