Samsung. More than 10 years after the Korean company's employees started complaining about getting sick in the Korean factories, the first compensations are finally coming. It is estimated that over 200 Samsung employees fell ill while working in factories that produce LCD screens and chips for various electronic devices, but until now Samsung has never acknowledged the problems.
Samsung. Following long negotiations with an organization called SHARPS, the Koreans agreed to pay employees compensation of up to 130.000 dollars for each illness they suffer from. The organization was founded by the father of a Samsung employee who died due to the leukemia he contracted while working in one of the Samsung factories, and now the rest of those affected, or their families, will receive the compensation that should have come without scandal.
Samsung. 130.000 euros for each disease
Samsung. Of the 200 employees who fell ill working in the South Korean factories, 70 would have died by now, and their families will receive these compensations, although they come much later than they should. Even under these conditions, at least Samsung finally agreed to do this, although some of the sufferers sued the company, without success, so the measure itself is an amazing one from all points of view.
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. Earlier this month, the mediation committee announced the settlement that included compensation of up to 150 million won (US$132,000) per illness. The compensation plan also covers congenital diseases suffered by children of the victims.
Samsung. Although the company has revenues of hundreds of billions of dollars annually, and profits of tens of billions of dollars, the deadline for the payment of compensation is October 31, 2028, and by then many of those affected will most likely already be dead. Unfortunately, Samsung did not manage to solve the problems that caused its employees to get sick before they affected other people, and so now it is brought to a situation that shows that it did not care about the lives of the people who made its products .
