A. To prepare for your original posting, do some online research about the Blue

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A. To prepare for your original posting, do some online research about the Blue Sky Mine and then view the official music video "Blue Sky Mine" by Midnight Oil in order to:

1. identify (and post using 1a, 1b, etc to identify your answers) -

what was mined here and for what purpose the material was/is used

how the Colonial Sugar Refinery treated its miners during and after the mine operations

whether or not the company demonstrated principles of corporate social responsibility (look this term up if it's unfamiliar to you)

if they did demonstrate corporate social responsibility, describe at least two example of how they did demonstrate CSR

if they did not demonstrate corporate social responsibility, describe at least two examples of how they could have demonstrated CSR

who is responsible for ensuring corporate social responsibility in any setting in any nation and why

List your source - where in the book did you find information or what webpages?

2. describe (and post) how Midnight Oil uses music (speed, tone, volume, key, etc.), lyrics, and, importantly, images to tell the story of the Blue Sky Mine

Explanation / Answer

1.1a. Blue asbestos was mined here. 1b.It was used for insulating steam engines and used in plastic cement and pipe insulation products. 1c. Skilled workers were recruited in the company and they bound to remain in the service for the period of one year, working conditions for the workers in the colonial sugar refinery were abysmal. They were made to work in the dusty conditions of the Mills.

1d.yes, the company demonstrated the principles of corporate social responsibility.

1f. Board of directors, corporate stakeholders, including shareholders, employers, communities, public officials are responsible for ensuring the corporate social responsibility because they prevent the adverse social and environmental impacts that may be associated with the company's operations.

2. The music Blue sky Mine explains the experience of workers at the wittenoom asbestos mine which contracted various asbestos related diseases. The blue refers to the blue asbestos whole the sugar refining company refers to the colonial sugar refining company Ltd the owner of the mines. And Here lastly in the music workers ask for saving them if sugar refining company won't save them who's gonna save them?.

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