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This 5-page paper provides an overview about corporate social responsibility, focusing on Caltrex's operations in South Africa during the late 1970s and early 1980s. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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issue, however, was that South Africa, at the time, had legislated segregation (known as apartheid), with the white minority initiating a repressive, and many times harmful, regime on the black
minority. This is the issue of profits vs. morality that many companies face - does Texaco/Chevron have the moral obligation to pull operations from South Africa? Or should it stay
there and expand operations, showing by example how to treat black workers by promoting and paying them properly? Utilitarian Benefits vs. Moral Outrage
Were the possible utilitarian benefits of building the Caltex plant in 1997 more important than possible violations of moral rights and justice that might be involved? On the surface,
the answer here is "no." After all, what could possibly be more important than standing up for whats right, just and good in the world? What is a few million
dollars (or a few million barrels of oil) over the righteous cause of freedom and equality to all? But care needs to be
taken not to have a knee-jerk reaction to apartheid, even though it is among the worst types of repression - and regimes - ever crafted. The question we need to
ask here is whether the Texaco/Standard Oil joint ventures presence is more beneficial to the local population, and what might happen if it pulls out.
Lets examine some of the facts. Caltex has employed more black workers, and at a higher salary, by remaining in South Africa. The company has moved black
people into management positions - not common among many businesses in South Africa. It has ensured a living wage for blacks - again not a common factor.
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