Background facts
.in the 2018/2019 financial year Bob van Dijk the CEO of Naspers earned a total remuneration (salary,incentives and options)of 1 9 billion
.60%of the worlds colbat is mined in the DRC. Significant amounts of this is mined under appalling conditions often by child labourers
.Of the top ten wealthiest people seven are tech billionaires their net worth is US$847 billion or ZAR 13 trillion
.We debated whether it was okay for Bob van Dijk to earn ZAR1.9 BILLION in a single year. Some of us thought it was a reflection of a job done excellently,some of us thought this was morally outrageous.
.We debated the issue children working appalling conditions in colbat mines in the DRC although most of us thought that this was a problem,we saw how other ethical interpretation were possible.
.and the final analysis we considered the possibility that these two scenarios great wealth and great poverty might infact be linked.On the basis of this ,we debated whether the whole picture looked ok.I think it is safe to say that most of us were left feeling a bit uneasy about things. Where do I fit in now? Write 200 words
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