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The Other Side of Industrialization

The irony of things where some local residents do not benefit from the fruits of industrialization as seen by the crude  cooking implement.

       About 100 meters from this place is a multi-million dollar industrial plant producing finest quality oleo-chemicals.  These chemicals are used in the production of various household and personal care products, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, food emulsifiers, additives ans agricultural chemicals for exports.

This is the other side of modern technology, wood fueled stove made of scrap bars, while on the other side of the street is an ultra modern production plant with the latest technological innovation.

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Written by Florel Caparas

41 Comments

  1. Thank you Florel, for bringing reality to so many who have not the faintest idea, Living in South-Africa, I am of course too painfully aware of life’s inhumanity to man. Only one gift, divides the haves from the have not’s, it is called GRACE. We surely don’t own it and it is as fragile as life itself, I mean, what is life, but a tiny space between breaths? The breath you have just exhaled and the hope of taking the next one.

    • The Graces we receive from heaven varies. In whatever form we have it we consider it a blessing. I hope those who are endowed with more shall share all these entrusted blessings to others.

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  2. Perhaps they’ve just shown the best and most natural way to cook…
    actually some things can be done without the sophisticated tools

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      • It can be a little sad but at least they can cook …
        I’d only would worry when there is rain(or other reasons) and they can’t cook …

        If they’re given the tools, will they have enough supplies to use them? Say gas and electricity? I guess it takes more than just one change for them. But changes should start soon…

    • I do not think the company has any sense of corporate responsibility, Maybe there is but not in accordance with what is really needed in the community. Maybe they just sponsor scholarships for their own people.