Samsung agrees to payouts after worker deaths
The death of a 23-year-old former Samsung worker has led to the company agreeing a major compensation deal.
Hwang Yumi died en route to hospital in 2007 after developing leukaemia.
Her father led a campaign to shame the company into making payouts for other cases of the disease, miscarriages and other ailments linked to chemicals used at its South Korean factories.
Those affected – and workers’ children with related ailments – will receive up to 150m won (£102,907) per illness.
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Samsung to provide up to 150 mln won in compensation for victims of work-related diseases
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