Samsung Electronics apologized Friday for the illness and death of some employees, saying it had failed to create a safe working environment in computer chips and display factories.
The South Korean tech giant announced the news a few weeks ago that the company and a group representing sick Samsung employees agreed to accept the compensation clause proposed by the mediator, and ended a well-known standoff for more than a decade.
The company's apology was part of the settlement.
Jin Nan Jin, president of Samsung's device solutions division, said the company had failed to "fully manage health threats" on semiconductor and liquid crystal display production lines ".
As the Associated Press has detailed in its reports over the past decade, dozens of employees working there have experienced serious illnesses such as leukemia and brain tumors.
"We sincerely apologize to the sick workers and their families," Kim said at a press conference in Seoul, where relatives of activists and workers also attended.
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The company launched the latest foldable smartphone company, set up an artificial intelligence lab in Montreux, but at the same time reached an agreement and loosely acknowledged mistakes in security standards, samsung has yet to fully acknowledge that its working environment is a direct cause of the disease.
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After he was 23, gi refused to accept the settlement. year-
After working at the Samsung factory, the old daughter died of leukemia.
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The death of Mi, which left Samsung responsible for issues related to working conditions, triggered a broader campaign to demand that businesses and governments be responsible for security mistakes in the chip and display industries, use a lot of chemicals.
"When it comes to the deception and humiliation we experience, it is enough to not apologize [from Samsung]
In the past 11 years, suffering from occupational diseases, the pain of losing loved ones, "Huang Yuxi said at a press conference.
"But I think today's apology is Samsung's commitment," he said, to improve safety in the workplace.
According to the settlement agreement, Samsung will compensate employees who have worked in its chip and LCD factories since 1984 for various diseases, including up to 0. 15 billion won ($175,300 Cdn)for leukemia.
Compensation also includes miscarriage and congenital diseases of the child of the worker.
Since 2008, dozens of workers have sought compensation for occupational safety from the government.
A few people who won compensation have gone through years of lawsuits.
Half of the remaining claims were rejected and the other half were still under review.
Families of victims often run out of their savings and sell their houses to pay hospital bills.
Some workers eventually lost their capacity to work.
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