I.B.M. and apartheid.

In the second world war, I.B.M. provided Hitler with the punch card record keeping system to keep track of prisoner/slaves. Many other companies (Daimler, etc.) participated in slave labor programs.

Even after the return of Jewish property was pursued in the 1990's, these companies still couldn't resist benefitting from social injustice in some part of the world.

http://www.ibmthewidowmaker.com/


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8453225.stm


.....yet people still consider these companies to be WISE investments????.


It seems that the financial consequences were just not enough to prevent any further involvement with racist governments.

The "Rome Statute" of the International Criminal Court puts those companies in a very bad position financially.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rome_Statute_of_the_International_Criminal_Court


http://www.cadtm.org/The-Apartheid-lawsuit


Will these and other companies finally learn their lesson to avoid participating in crimes against humanity?....maybe not (they're only I.B.M. and large corporations).

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