1.Hong Eun Sook 2.Samsung vows reinvestigation of workplace 3.This is a tragedy that women are died of cancer because of man-made(or man-found) chemicals and radiation. It seems to be difficult to prove direct causal relationship between chemicals and cancer. And It is always problem, what is the proper level of chemicals, who decide the level properly. Can we really prove that certain chemical is harmless to human? Samsung chips is on of reader industries in Korea, and the business is booming. I think the risk, caused by environment issue, is not equal between different classes. Although these women knew the environment of factory wasn't good, but they should work for their life. ---------------------- GIHEUNG, Gyeonggi Province Samsung Electronics on Thursday pledged to conduct an independent investigation into allegations that toxic materials used in chip production may be responsible for deaths of about 10 of its employees. The world’s top memory chip maker opened its semiconductor production line to journalists for the first time as part of efforts to clear the suspicion.
Samsung admitted that 22 workers had contracted cancer and 10 of them had died over the past 13 years. Families of the deceased and activists claimed the deaths may have been caused by their exposure to radiation, benzene and other carcinogens in the factory.
Samsung denied the allegations, saying safeguards have been in place to prevent workers from exposure to potentially lethal chemicals.
Executives said there was no direct link between their ailments and the manufacturing process, citing an epidemiological study conducted by the Korea Occupational Safety & Health Agency in 2007 and 2008.
The company will form a consortium with academic and research institutions to reexamine the case and address growing speculations.
Samsung opened to the media Line 5 and S Line, which are similar to ones where the affected employees used to work. Line 5 and S Line have improved in automation and safety, whereas the old lines required more manual work, exposing workers to harmful material, victim's families and activists say.
Semiconductors are a core business for Samsung, which supplies chips for Apple’s iPhone and iPad. Driven by the chip market boom, Samsung Electronics is set to report its record high earnings later this month. ---------- http://www.koreaherald.com/business/Detail.jsp?newsMLId=20100416000435
1. Lee, Sung-Hee 2.Developing World Will Produce Double the E-Waste of Developed Countries by 2016, Study Predicts 3.Although we try to reduce waste, a waste gradually increase. Recently, there has added electronic waste such as computer, notebook, cellular phone and MP3. Like Shnaiburgh's contention, if treadmill of production keeps, environmental problem increases. Production and consumption of electronics produce electronic waste. That causes environmental problem. We deal with Sustainable Development's issue in terms of global and integrated viewpoint including society, economy, and environment. ---------------------- Developing countries will be producing at least twice as much electronic waste (e-waste) as developed countries within the next 6-8 years, according to a new study published in ACS' semi-monthly journal Environmental Science & Technology. It foresees in 2030 developing countries discarding 400 million -- 700 million obsolete personal computers per year compared to 200 million -- 300 million in developed countries. Eric Williams and colleagues cite a dramatic increase in ownership of PCs and other electronic devices in both developed and developing countries. At the same time, technological advances are shrinking the lifetime of consumer electronics products, so that people discard electronics products sooner than ever before. That trend has led to global concern about environmentally safe ways of disposing of e-waste, which contains potentially toxic substances. ------ http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/04/100428121451.htm
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1.Hong Eun Sook
ReplyDelete2.Samsung vows reinvestigation of workplace
3.This is a tragedy that women are died of cancer because of man-made(or man-found) chemicals and radiation. It seems to be difficult to prove direct causal relationship between chemicals and cancer. And It is always problem, what is the proper level of chemicals, who decide the level properly. Can we really prove that certain chemical is harmless to human?
Samsung chips is on of reader industries in Korea, and the business is booming. I think the risk, caused by environment issue, is not equal between different classes. Although these women knew the environment of factory wasn't good, but they should work for their life.
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GIHEUNG, Gyeonggi Province Samsung Electronics on Thursday pledged to conduct an independent investigation into allegations that toxic materials used in chip production may be responsible for deaths of about 10 of its employees.
The world’s top memory chip maker opened its semiconductor production line to journalists for the first time as part of efforts to clear the suspicion.
Samsung admitted that 22 workers had contracted cancer and 10 of them had died over the past 13 years. Families of the deceased and activists claimed the deaths may have been caused by their exposure to radiation, benzene and other carcinogens in the factory.
Samsung denied the allegations, saying safeguards have been in place to prevent workers from exposure to potentially lethal chemicals.
Executives said there was no direct link between their ailments and the manufacturing process, citing an epidemiological study conducted by the Korea Occupational Safety & Health Agency in 2007 and 2008.
The company will form a consortium with academic and research institutions to reexamine the case and address growing speculations.
Samsung opened to the media Line 5 and S Line, which are similar to ones where the affected employees used to work. Line 5 and S Line have improved in automation and safety, whereas the old lines required more manual work, exposing workers to harmful material, victim's families and activists say.
Semiconductors are a core business for Samsung, which supplies chips for Apple’s iPhone and iPad. Driven by the chip market boom, Samsung Electronics is set to report its record high earnings later this month.
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http://www.koreaherald.com/business/Detail.jsp?newsMLId=20100416000435
1. Lee, Sung-Hee
ReplyDelete2.Developing World Will Produce Double the E-Waste of Developed Countries by 2016, Study Predicts
3.Although we try to reduce waste, a waste gradually increase. Recently, there has added electronic waste such as computer, notebook, cellular phone and MP3. Like Shnaiburgh's contention, if treadmill of production keeps, environmental problem increases. Production and consumption of electronics produce electronic waste. That causes environmental problem. We deal with Sustainable Development's issue in terms of global and integrated viewpoint including society, economy, and environment.
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Developing countries will be producing at least twice as much electronic waste (e-waste) as developed countries within the next 6-8 years, according to a new study published in ACS' semi-monthly journal Environmental Science & Technology. It foresees in 2030 developing countries discarding 400 million -- 700 million obsolete personal computers per year compared to 200 million -- 300 million in developed countries.
Eric Williams and colleagues cite a dramatic increase in ownership of PCs and other electronic devices in both developed and developing countries. At the same time, technological advances are shrinking the lifetime of consumer electronics products, so that people discard electronics products sooner than ever before. That trend has led to global concern about environmentally safe ways of disposing of e-waste, which contains potentially toxic substances.
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http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/04/100428121451.htm