The Yadana Case Study

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The ethics and moral obligations of multinationals doing business in a repressive regime has been debated for decades as there are ongoing violation for human right such as limiting human freedom and development; social, economic, and environmental practices. Human right issues are common in practices and situations when human rights and lives at stake. In many circumstance, people are forced off their land in order to make it available for multinational which cause a large social disruption between the multinational and the host country residents, and an extreme conflict between the host country government and its own people as the case of the The Yadana project in Myanmar when “the military used force to clear the pipeline area, relocating villages, terrorizing the civilian population to clear land and build roads” . It is obvious that the multinational contributes to the harsh condition in a repressive system by allowing itself to operate within those corrupted environments that diminish the citizens’ dignity and freedom. Economic: A multinational ‘s purpose is to maximize return...

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