[New post] Samsung sets aside $86M for compensation & prevention in wake of 70 cancer deaths, 200 illnesses

Ben Lovejoy posted: " Samsung says that it is setting aside 100B won ($85.8M) for compensation and prevention measures after some 200 of its employees contracted cancer through contact with dangerous substances. Samsung last year issued a "deep apology" for what was then b" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on 9to5Google Samsung sets aside $86M for compensation & prevention in wake of 70 cancer deaths, 200 illnesses by Ben Lovejoy Samsung says that it is setting aside 100B won ($85.8M) for compensation and prevention measures after some 200 of its employees contracted cancer through contact with dangerous substances. Samsung last year issued a "deep apology" for what was then believed to be 56 cases. Reuters reports that illnesses such as lymphoma and leukemia resulted from prolonged exposure to either radiation or dangerous chemicals at Samsung's chip and display factories ...  Read more of this post Ben Lovejoy | August 3, 2015 at 6:57 am | Tags: Cancer, Health, safety, Samsung, Samsung cancer, Samsung Electronics, Samsung sustainability, South Korea | Categories: Android | URL: http://wp.me/p1w6tN-tQB Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from 9to5Google. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://9to5google.com/2015/08/03/samsung-cancer-compensation/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com