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Samsung worker died at semiconductor plant due to gas leak and Samsung is trying to hide it, according to Korean news agencies

Enrique Manalang January 28, 2013 1

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A gas leak at one of Samsung’s semiconductor plants in Hwaseong, Korea has led to the death of a maintenance worker on the scene. Korean news agencies are reporting that Samsung is trying to “cover up” the whole incident. Let’s look at how everything went down.

At around 11pm local [...]

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Apple is the first major tech company to drop a supplier for use of child labor

Enrique Manalang January 27, 2013 7

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Apple’s annual supplier audit, which is in its seventh year, has been released. According to the audit, underage workers were discovered in 11 factories, with 106 cases in total being investigated. However, one manufacturer in particular had excessive use of child labor and is getting the boot due. Guangdong Real [...]

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