Ethics

The recent video watched in class about the men working in the mine showed many forms of injustice. The video portrayed men who lived in poverty and the hardships they faced.

The men in the video seemed as though they had no human rights. The men had to work in extremely unsafe conditions. Men would die because of falling rocks and the bosses would not want to be told. In addition, the workers were assigned numbers as names. However, they had to call their white superiors by their real name. I think the documentary showed a great deal of inequality and discrimination of race. When the men told their stories, it appeared the white people did not face the same adversity.

The living conditions were similar to the working conditions for the men. They very seldom would be allowed to leave to see their family. The workers were forced to live in small shacks that housed many men. One man stated the only time he was actually alone was in the bathroom.

I think that these men are deprived from the equality and justice they deserve. I do not see how human beings can actually treat these men this way. However, I do believe that maybe they know no other way of life and this may be keeping them alive; they probably have no other means of income or shelter. Still, it is very sad that the worker's entire lives are based on working.