Workers at South Korean memory chipmaker SK hynix are stepping up collective action over wages and employee compensation as the company benefits from strong demand for high-bandwidth memory (HBM) used in artificial intelligence systems. On…
Workers fell sick and died due to exposure to hazardous chemicals in their chip labs, Korea Workers Compensation & Welfare Service (KCOMWEL) concluded on May 22, after reviewing ten years of epidemiological data. A Decade…
Chemicals that were banned by U.S. tech companies 25 years ago are still being used in Asian semiconductor factories. In the manufacturing processes of chips for electronic products, hazardous chemicals are used that cause aggressive…