Press ·, The Associated. « Samsung Apologizes for Illnesses at Chip, Liquid Display Factories | CBC News ». CBC, 23 novembre 2018. https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/samsung-apology-factory-workers-1.4917894.
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Samsung apologies for illness at chip, liquid display factories
Samsung Electronics apologized Friday for illnesses and deaths of some of its workers, saying it failed to create a safe working environment at its computer chip and display factories.
The announcement by the South Korean technology giant came weeks after the company and a group representing ailing Samsung workers agreed to accept compensation terms suggested by a mediator and end a highly publicized standoff that went on for more than a decade. The company's apology was part of the settlement.
As detailed in Associated Press reporting over the past decade, dozens of employees who worked there have experienced grave illnesses such as leukemia and brain tumours.
But while cutting a deal and loosely admitting to lapses in safety standards, Samsung has yet to fully acknowledge its workplace environment as the direct cause of the illnesses.
According to the settlement, Samsung will compensate for various illnesses of employees who have worked at its chip and LCD factories since 1984, including as much as 150 million won ($175,300 Cdn) for leukemia. The compensation also covers miscarriages and congenital illnesses of the workers' children.
Families of the victims often have depleted their savings and sold their homes to pay hospital bills. Some workers end up incapacitated and unable to work.
Press ·, The Associated. « Samsung Apologizes for Illnesses at Chip, Liquid Display Factories | CBC News ». CBC, 23 novembre 2018. https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/samsung-apology-factory-workers-1.4917894.
(extracts from the article)
Samsung apologies for illness at chip, liquid display factories
Samsung Electronics apologized Friday for illnesses and deaths of some of its workers, saying it failed to create a safe working environment at its computer chip and display factories.
The announcement by the South Korean technology giant came weeks after the company and a group representing ailing Samsung workers agreed to accept compensation terms suggested by a mediator and end a highly publicized standoff that went on for more than a decade. The company's apology was part of the settlement.
As detailed in Associated Press reporting over the past decade, dozens of employees who worked there have experienced grave illnesses such as leukemia and brain tumours.
But while cutting a deal and loosely admitting to lapses in safety standards, Samsung has yet to fully acknowledge its workplace environment as the direct cause of the illnesses.
According to the settlement, Samsung will compensate for various illnesses of employees who have worked at its chip and LCD factories since 1984, including as much as 150 million won ($175,300 Cdn) for leukemia. The compensation also covers miscarriages and congenital illnesses of the workers' children.
Families of the victims often have depleted their savings and sold their homes to pay hospital bills. Some workers end up incapacitated and unable to work.