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Samsung Electronics Establishes Fund to Combat Leukemia

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 [...]

Samsung Leukemia Case Plaintiffs Win Appeals Court Ruling

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 [...]