SEOUL, Jan. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics Co. said Thursday it has delivered a letter of apology to the families of its workers who fell ill or died from working at its facilities, claiming that the eight-year-long dispute has came to an end. “On Thursday, Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Kwon Oh-hyun met with [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics Co. agreed Tuesday with victims of leukemia and other work-related diseases to ramp up efforts to improve working conditions at its plants in order to prevent workplace disasters. The deal, signed by representatives from Samsung Electronics and two groups representing the victims and their families, calls for [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics has announced that they will accept the recommendations from mediation related to occupational diseases that occur on semiconductor manufacturing lines. The company will create an in-house fund of 100 billion won, and use the money for compensation and research to prevent the disease. In addition, employees of their subcontractors [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – An appeals court judges ruled on August 21 that the causality between the death from leukemia of two former employees in the chip-making plant of Samsung Electronics and the improper safety measures taken by the company may be acknowledged, upholding a lower court’s decision three years ago. The Protector of Health [...]