Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said it will create a 100
billion won ($85.8 million) fund to compensate workers plagued with cancer and
their families. Aside from compensation Samsung also plans on using the funds
to prevent such diseases at its chip and display factories. The South Korean
activist group Sharps says they’re aware of around 200 workers who’ve fallen
ill after working at a Samsung plant and about 70 of them have died. This proposal
stems from negotiations between the South Korean firm, workers and their
families, and outside experts over the company’s responsibility for the workers
who attribute the illnesses to prolonged exposure to radiation or dangerous
chemicals used in Samsung’s factories.
Source: Reuters
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