Today, the Good Electronics network responded to Samsung’s apology to US-based consumers and investors in an open letter calling on the newly appointed Vice Chairman Mr. Jae-Yong Lee to show the same concern for Samsung’s…
Lee Jae-yong has joined the board of directors of Samsung Electronics. Getting to the bottom of the Galaxy Note 7 failure will likely be one of his first responsibilities. Samsung Electronics’ shareholders have approved the…
According to the International Trade Union Confederation, quality assurances by Samsung in the wake of the slow and chaotic recall of the Galaxy Note 7 fail to address the company’s record on labour rights and…
The spontaneous burning and explosion of Samsung phones has pushed the tech giant into what could be one of the most damaging and costliest product safety scandals in the electronics industry history. After weeks of…
Following their in-depth look at the supply chain of cobalt, The Washington Post published an article about the impact of natural graphite production in China. While many associate graphite with pencils, the substance has become…
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…