Samsung Forms Watchdog to Inspect Factories Linked to Cancer
- Committee to release reports on areas for improvement
- Electronics giant promised to compensate workers, families
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Samsung Electronics Co. said Tuesday it will set up an independent committee to inspect its facilities, the company’s latest concession after reports that scores of workers developed rare cancers and other illnesses at semiconductor factories.
The South Korean company, victims of leukemia and other work-related diseases, and a local civic group formally agreed to establish an ombudsman committee that will monitor and report on working conditions. The concession came after Samsung announced a 100 billion-won ($83 million) fund in July to compensate victims and fund preventive measures.