International groups and individuals sent letter of support for 140+ Samsung cancer victims, condemning state agency KCOMWEL

Previously on this blog, we shared that Korea Workers’ Compensation and Welfare Service (KCOMWEL), had taken the brazenly anti-worker step of appealing to a higher court against a court ruling which had overturned KCOMWEL’s rejection of two Samsung workers’ claim for compensation. That court had confirmed that indeed there was a link between the workers’ [...]

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New international petition to support Samsung worker victims and demand accountability of the corporation and the ROK government

A new petition has been created by international supporters of SAMSUNG electronics worker-victims. The text is below. Background: Over the past two decades, Samsung has become one of the most dominant electronics companies in the world, and is now a global leader in semiconductors, flat panel displays, mobile phones, and television production. Sadly, this rapid [...]

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Nov 15/16 Korean Electronics Workers Fight For Health-Dr. Jeong-ok Kong MD Tour In Bay Area

Korean electronics workers fight for their health Dr. Jeong-ok Kong MD, MS has been a leading figure among Korean occupational health professionals involved in numerous research projects and campaigns with labor unions and grassroots organizations of workers. These projects have ranged from work on musculoskeletal disorders, to job stress-related physical and mental health problems, to [...]

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More videos added – Samsung workers in the Philippines extend solidarity to SHARPS

In July 2010, workers from Samsung electronics factories including Samsung Electromechanics Philippines heard about the struggle of leukemia victims in Korea who had worked for Samsung. In these two video messages, workers who faced unjust layoffs (with pretext of ‘not meeting requirements’ despite years of experience) and unsafe working conditions speak to Korean Samsung worker [...]

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Unions and activists leaflet Samsung factory in San Jose, US about Korean leukemia victims’ fight

Unionists and activists from Communication Workers of America, the Santa Clara Central Labor Council, San Jose State University, Santa Clara University, and the San Jose Peace and Justice Center leafletted outside the Samsung factory in San Jose on May 25 – workers were receptive and interested and some even knew already about what was happening [...]

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Samsung’s shame – two page photo article in Hazards

Just published in the latest issue of Hazards (UK quarterly pro-worker journal on health and safety issues) – an excellent double-page photo spread and article: Samsung’s shame – Hazards photofile, issue 110, April-June 2010 http://www.hazards.org/haz110/samsungsshame.htm

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How you can show your solidarity NOW with electronics workers at Samsung – SHARPS

Every word and action that calls on the Samsung corporation and Korean government to protect workers and compensate for their work-induced illnesses will give strong encouragement to the workers and hasten the day of justice for the victims! If you also want to help, we suggest the following: 1) take a picture containing any kind [...]

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Worksafe (California, US) organizes Workers Memorial Day action with solidarity for Samsung workers

Workers Memorial Day action was organized by Worksafe in Oakland, California on April 28.  There was lots of solidarity for the Samsung campaign! Warmest thanks for the solidarity shown by Worksafe! Every action counts.

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Center for Environmental Health (US) rallies strong support for Samsung electronics workers

Marking Workers’ Memorial Day on April 28, the Center for Environmental Health in the US has called for support for Samsung electronics workers who are dying of leukemia due to occupational exposure, and to add to the voices demanding that Samsung take responsibility for the workers’ health and labour rights. They have gathered 580 signatures [...]

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Korean online news site reports about Stop Samsung blog and SHARPS appeal

On April 28, Korean online citizen news site OhMyNews has reported about Stop Samsung WordPress blog, the 62 signatures so far on the petition “Enough is Enough” and an interview with professor Charles Levenstein, UMass Lowell professor emeritus, co-author of “The Point of Production”, and Co-founder of ‘the International Campaign for Responsible Technology. The link [...]

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