Samsung Electronics formally apologized on Friday... to those who fell victim to work-related illnesses... at its semiconductor and display production lines.
The tech giant's President and co-CEO Kim Ki-nam.... expressed deep remorse,... regarding workers who contracted leukemia while working at its factories.
Kim also promised to redouble efforts.... to compensate the victims and protect the health of its laborers.
The scandal first emerged back in 2007,... after a worker at Samsung's chip fabrication plant died of leukemia.
Other victims have also called for an apology and compensation measures,... as well as ways to prevent work-related diseases.