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First approval of Samsung Semiconductor Leukemia death as occupational disease

Seoul Administrative Court First decision: the statement and commentary

On June 23, the Seoul Administrative Court Department 14 (Judge Jin Chang Su) approved the late Samsung Electronics factory workers Hwang Yumi, and Lee Suk Young's deaths by leukemia as occupational disease. (23/06/2011 Seoul Administrative Court 2010 1149 decision).

Seoul Administrative Court Division 14 Ruling

Case: 2010guhap1149 Motion to Vacate the Disposition for Denial of Dependency and Indemnity Compensation and Funeral Expenses, et al.

Plaintiffs: 1. Sanggi Hwang, 2. Seonwon Lee, 3. Aejeong Jeong, 4. Eungyeong Kim, 5. Changho Song

Defendant: Korea Workers’ Compensation and Welfare Service (President, Shin Young-Chul)

Defendant Joined Participant: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (Chief Executive Officer, Ji-Sung Choice)

Pleading Concluded: May 23^rd 2011

Preface to Korean edition of “Challenging the chip”

By Mandy Hawes and Ted Smith