It has been another big week in the fight against Samsung in South Korea. Earlier this month the news came that a 32-year-old worker, Yi Chang-oun, died of acute lymphoblastic leukemia after 3.5 years working with various chemicals at a Samsung plant. A few days later, investigators uncovered how South Korean authorities have colluded with the Samsung Corporation to suppress information relating to chemical toxicity. At the same time, the sit-in by labour activists outside the company’s headquarters in Seoul has reached 300 days. Sharan Burrow, General Secretary of the International Trade Union Confederation, has compared Samsung to a medieval feudal organisation for its blatant disregard of workers’ working conditions.
It has been another big week in the fight against Samsung in South Korea. Earlier this month the news came that a 32-year-old worker, Yi Chang-oun, died of acute lymphoblastic leukemia after 3.5 years working with various chemicals at a Samsung plant. A few days later, investigators uncovered how South Korean authorities have colluded with the Samsung Corporation to suppress information relating to chemical toxicity. At the same time, the sit-in by labour activists outside the company’s headquarters in Seoul has reached 300 days. Sharan Burrow, General Secretary of the International Trade Union Confederation, has compared Samsung to a medieval feudal organisation for its blatant disregard of workers’ working conditions.
