“Industrial deaths in Goa rarely make the headlines for more than a day. Families are given token compensation, inquiries are announced, and within weeks, the system moves on. But behind every such “accident” lies a pattern of willful neglect—unsafe working conditions, inadequate equipment, lack of protective gear, and the silence of authorities who are supposed to ensure compliance. These are not natural disasters. They are man-made failures. Each time a worker dies due to preventable causes, it exposes the hierarchy of value we assign to human life. For corporations, safety lapses are a cost of doing business. For the state,…
