SEOUL, June 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. has so far compensated hundreds of victims of work-related diseases more than 14 billion won (US$11.6 million), a special committee dedicated to support such workers said Friday. Samsung’s independent compensation committee said it has completed application reviews for 458 cases, or 92 percent of the total [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. made a formal apology Friday to all victims of work-related diseases who were employed at the company’s chip and display production lines, settling the long-standing dispute that lasted for more than a decade. Samsung Electronics President and CEO Kim Ki-nam, who heads the tech giant’s crucial [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. plans to deliver an official apology on the long-standing dispute surrounding its former workers suffering from diseases apparently related to the working environments at its factories, the mediation committee said Wednesday. The apology is part of the agreement reached between one of the world’s leading makers [...]
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 [...]