Samsung made an announcement of a final settlement with workers who were diagnosed with cancer from working at the semiconductor plants and has also agreed for an inspection in its factories.
Samsung Electronics made an announcement on Tuesday that it has made a final settlement over former workers working in its plants, who were diagnosed with cancer. This agreement will enable the improvement of health and safety condition at the plants. Not only this, but it has also agreed for independent inspection.
Samsung Electronics workers were employed at the semiconductor plants and were later diagnosed with cancer. Almost 244 workers became victims of the health issue who worked there. This recent settlement between the two parties enables a comprehensive inspection of the company’s facilities and achieves reports on critical areas to look and improve for safety purposes to avoid such problem and diseases in future. Employees have the right to work in a safe and healthy environment and if any business cannot provide such, it should not be established to begin with.
The 244 individuals, who were victimized by the Galaxy maker, were reported to develop unusual diseases and unfortunately 87 of them died. An official of the company said, “In the big picture, it is correct to say everything has now been settled, but Samsung remains open to talks as the agreements are put into practice.”
The tech giant did issue a public apology a year ago to employees who caught diseases from the toxic chemicals used in the production centers of the company. However the tech business denied having any connection to the diseases its workers caught in the past, it has now come to terms with what actually happened was the problem of the company.
Kwon Young-Eun informed AFP, “Samsung has refused to discuss the issues of apology and compensation with us. We will continue to demand Samsung address these issues properly.” The company says it has provided financial compensation to almost 100 to 150 families; however, one victim said that the apology was not completely accepted by all the families.
The compensation provided to the families will cost the organization around $100 billion, which is a huge amount. It also made a statement showing its relief that a settlement has finally been reached and it showed its cooperation by informing the public that it will do everything in its power to improve the health and environment of its facilities, so that employees can work in a safe place.
In the past, Samsung denied having any links to the diseases that were reported by the employees, such as leukemia and many others. However, now it is taking responsibility of its actions and making efforts to change whatever is possible.
