{"id":4704,"date":"2018-11-23T14:14:01","date_gmt":"2018-11-23T14:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.styledeals.co.uk\/blog\/samsung-apologises-to-sick-factory-workers\/"},"modified":"2018-11-23T14:14:01","modified_gmt":"2018-11-23T14:14:01","slug":"samsung-apologises-to-sick-factory-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.styledeals.co.uk\/blog\/samsung-apologises-to-sick-factory-workers\/","title":{"rendered":"Samsung apologises to sick factory workers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Samsung has formally apologised to employees who fell sick or died after working in its factories. <\/p>\n

In the apology, Samsung president Kim Ki-nam said staff and families had “suffered” because the South Korean company had been too slow to act.<\/p>\n

Earlier this month Samsung agreed a compensation deal for workers who fell ill while on its production lines.<\/p>\n

The apology follows a campaign to win redress for staff by Hwang Sang-ki, the father of one Samsung worker who died.<\/p>\n

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“Beloved colleagues and families have suffered for a long time, but Samsung Electronics failed to take care of the matter earlier,” said Mr Kim, adding that the company had “lacked being considerate”.<\/p>\n

He said Samsung Electronics had not “fully and completely” handled potential health risks on production lines that make chips and LCD displays.<\/p>\n

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“Today, we wish to express a sincere apology to the workers who suffered from diseases, as well as their families,” Mr Kim said.<\/p>\n

Mr Hwang Sang-ki, who headed the compensation campaign, said the apology did not go far enough.<\/p>\n

“Honestly, today’s apology made by a Samsung Electronics CEO is not sufficient for the victims of the work-related diseases,” he told the Yonhap news agency.<\/a><\/p>\n

However, he said, he would “consider” it as resolution of the issue.<\/p>\n

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Mr Hwang began the compensation campaign in 2007 after his daughter, Hwang Yumi. died on the way to hospital after developing leukaemia.<\/p>\n

He sought to shame the company into making payouts to workers who suffered the same disease or who contracted other illnesses after working for the company.<\/p>\n

He set up the Supporters for the Health and Rights of People in the Semiconductor Industry (Sharps) with the help of labour activists. The group held protests and sit-ins to put pressure on Samsung to act.<\/p>\n

Sharps said it had found 319 other victims, 117 of whom had died, as of June this year. <\/p>\n

The compensation package agreed this month will see sick workers – and their children with related illnesses – get up to 150m won (\u00a3103,207) per illness.<\/p>\n

All current or former staff who worked for Samsung and its sub-contractors on the chip and display lines in the Giheung factory in South Korea since 1984 can apply for compensation. <\/p>\n

The agreement does not acknowledge that Samsung workplaces are directly related to the diseases suffered by some employees.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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