SHARPS and the Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. occupational-disease victims it advocates for have marked the one-year anniversary of their sit-in at the company’s corporate headquarters in south Seoul, with a demand: Lee Jae-young, Samsung’s heir apparent,…
Samsung workers have shed light on the working conditions throughout the multinational’s supply chains. The International Trade Union Confederation and IndustriALL global union have released a new report, Samsung – Modern Tech, Medieval Conditions. “From denying…
In an unusual break from a usual diplomatic tone, the UN Special Rapporteur on Hazardous Substances and Wastes, Baskut Tuncak, has criticized South Korean media for glossing over his report on Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd…
Korea Workers Compensation and Welfare Service (KCOMWEL) has posthumously granted workers compensation benefits to two Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.workers, after deeming their lung cancers to be occupationally caused—the service’s first-ever admission of a pulmonary condition…
Starting from 13 September, a group of NGOs from the Republic of Korea and China will participate in the 33rd session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland to raise awareness on workers…
More than 100 NGOs and social movements in Mexico have documented cases of alleged corporate abuse in different sectors: mining, energy, oil & gas, agribusiness, and construction, among others. The report, compiling 68 cases, was presented…
South Korea’s highest court has invoked a controversial clause on the work relatedness of disease and upheld a lower- court decision to reject workers compensation claims filed by three workers who had developed or died…
Samsung deliberately kept secret the harmful chemicals its South Korean workers were exposed to, fearing its competitors would learn trade secrets. There have been 200 cases of serious illnesses at Samsung’s LCD factories, including leukemia,…
A survey commissioned by Greenpeace shows that the majority of consumers think that phone manufacturers release too many new models. Almost half said that they agreed that companies should take more responsibility to support recycling….