ARCELORMITTAL: Corporate exploitation, corruption, and disregard for human dignity

 


ArcelorMittal’s leadership, including Lakshmi Mittal (Executive Chairman), Aditya Mittal (CEO), Henri Blaffart (Executive Vice President), and Brian Aranha (Executive Vice President) has repeatedly failed to address the human suffering caused by their company’s operations.

In Liberia, workers have suffered severe injuries, blindness, and amputations due to hazardous conditions, while families of deceased employees are left without compensation. In Mexico, indigenous communities have been displaced, their lands stripped of resources, and their water sources polluted by ArcelorMittal’s mining operations. In Kazakhstan, the company’s negligence led to a methane explosion that killed 46 miners, prompting the government to nationalize its mines due to repeated safety failures.

ArcelorMittal’s major shareholders, including Lakshmi Mittal and Usha Mittal (through Nuavam Investments Sàrl and Lumen Investments Sàrl), BlackRock Inc., and other institutional investors, have remained silent while profiting from these injustices. Financial institutions such as HSBC, JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, and BNP Paribas continue to fund ArcelorMittal despite its long history of human rights violations.

While activists and affected communities fight for justice, ArcelorMittal’s leadership and investors have prioritized wealth over dignity, ignoring the suffering of workers and vulnerable populations. Until stronger regulations and enforcement mechanisms are in place, these individuals will continue to profit from exploitation, leaving countless lives in peril.



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