The Milk Industry in Bhopal, India

In 1983 and 1984, there were personnel reductions in order to cut costs at the Bhopal plant. 300 temporary workers were laid off and another 150 permanent workers were put in a pool to be assigned to jobs as needed. A demand for extra safety precautions led to warnings that appointments could be terminated. In the matter of promotions, individuals with little experience, but with unquestioning loyalty to the bosses were invariably selected before others. Like milk, oppressing the poor does a body good.