THE LONDON TIMES: After the deluge: Are we obfuscating and proselytising when we should be helping and giving? “IT’S A wonderful testament to the human spirit to see the millions that the public are donating to the tsunami disaster appeal”: “But what about corporations such as Shell, Microsoft, General Motors and Wal-Mart? Many of these are richer than some nations, and many have profits built on the cheap labour of people in the stricken countries.” (ShellNews.net) 3 Jan 05

January 03, 2005  

IT’S A wonderful testament to the human spirit to see the millions that the public are donating to the tsunami disaster appeal; money that many who donate can barely afford. It’s also good to see governments doing their bit.

But what about corporations such as Shell, Microsoft, General Motors and Wal-Mart? Many of these are richer than some nations, and many have profits built on the cheap labour of people in the stricken countries.

Multinational companies have a great responsibility to be a force for good right now. The question is: will they?

Julian Gibson,

London SW14

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THE LONDON TIMES: Half of the FTSE 100 establish relief operations: “Shell is providing free fuel to rescue operations in Thailand and fresh water supplies in parts of Sri Lanka.” (ShellNews.net) 31 Dec 04

Newswire.ca (Canada): Shell Canada pledges $100,000 for Asian tsunami relief: “The Royal Dutch/Shell Group of Companies has pledged $3 million US to tsunami disaster relief, and various local and regional fundraising projects are being established by Shell people around the world.” (ShellNews.net) Posted 1 Jan 05

newkerala.com (India): Shell chips in with funds for Tsunami relief: Two million dollars will be donated locally and distributed through the local companies in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand and Malaysia to Tsunami relief funds.”: “An additional one million dollar is being raised through local Shell schemes.” (ShellNews.net) 4 Jan 05

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