Comments on: Tusks of the workers' struggle

Tusks of the workers' struggle

talos — Mon, 28 Jul 2003 07:28:43 -0800

Every worker is entitled to a pension.
Kerala elephants working for the local government will enjoy a number of work benefits according to the Indian state's decision on a set of rules for their upkeeping. West Bengal seems to have taken similar measures some years ago.

By: monju_bosatsu

monju_bosatsu — Mon, 28 Jul 2003 07:33:51 -0800

Good for them.

By: trbrts

trbrts — Mon, 28 Jul 2003 07:41:07 -0800

nice to see that elephants in the third world are treated better than a lot of people in the USA.

By: eyebeam

eyebeam — Mon, 28 Jul 2003 10:25:46 -0800

Seems only fair. My favorite part of the article, though, is this: The move comes as elephants in the Indian capital Delhi are being fitted with reflective badges in an attempt to prevent road accidents involving them. "The butt-reflector, roped to the howdah (seat), costs just 100 rupees ($2) and is the simplest way to protect them," explained Aniruddha Mookerjee, Wildlife Trust of India programme director. It's not every day that I have the pleasure of reading a BBC News article containing the word "butt-reflector".

By: vraxoin

vraxoin — Mon, 28 Jul 2003 10:33:14 -0800

At first, I thought this said, "Every worker is entitled to a penguin." And I thought, how cool! Because who wouldn't want a free penguin?