Lord Coe defends Olympics contract with Dow Chemicals
Lord Coe recently defended the London 2012 Olympic Games decision to sign a contract with the Dow Chemical Company. Such a statement by Lord Coe had become a necessity because of the ever increasing protests that are being made against the contract between
the London Olympics and the company that is responsible for the tragic 1984 Bhopal gas leak.
The protests have been going on in the city by people of all walks of life, specifically campaign groups as well as MPs. The protestors are not against the contract that the London 2012 Olympics is making with Dow Chemicals, rather, they are arguing that
the company should first pay off its liabilities that are due after the 1984 Bhopal incident in which 25,000 innocent people lost their lives.
Louise Mensch, a MP who belongs to the conservative party, expressed her views on the issue in the following manner: "They are a global partner of the IOC, they are within our territory able to associate with the London Games and they are sponsoring the
[stadium] wrap. It is worth remembering that in the comprehensive spending review that funding for the wrap was withdrawn."
On the other hand, Lord Coe shared his opinion by giving the following statements: "I am aware of the size and scale. I am the grandson of an Indian so I'm not completely unaware of this as an issue. But I am satisfied that at no time did Dow operate, own
or were involved with the plant at the time of the disaster or the time of the full and final settlement."
Lord Coe was brooched a question by the MP Steve Rotheram in which he asked whether the London 2012 Olympics would be willing to switch the contract made by Dow Chemicals with some other company. In response to this, Lord Coe replied that the time in hand
does not allow for such a change to take place now.
The city of London will be playing host to the Olympic Games for the third time in its history when welcoming the event to its soil the next year.
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