This week, the Korea Workers Compensation and Welfare Service (KCOMWEL) handed down an historic decision when it accepted that two workers had died from a pulmonary condition due occupational exposure. The KCOMWEL agreed that payments should be provided to the families of Lee Gyeong-hui and Song Yu-gyeong, for their death from exposure to chemicals in their employment as semiconductor workers. This finding comes on the back of the recent ruling by South Korea’s Supreme Court that rejected a claim by three workers for compensation on a legal technicality. This ruling is not surprising given the South Korean government’s continued collusion with Samsung.
This week, the Korea Workers Compensation and Welfare Service (KCOMWEL) handed down an historic decision when it accepted that two workers had died from a pulmonary condition due occupational exposure. The KCOMWEL agreed that payments should be provided to the families of Lee Gyeong-hui and Song Yu-gyeong, for their death from exposure to chemicals in their employment as semiconductor workers. This finding comes on the back of the recent ruling by South Korea’s Supreme Court that rejected a claim by three workers for compensation on a legal technicality. This ruling is not surprising given the South Korean government’s continued collusion with Samsung.
