MINBYUN, or Lawyers for a Democratic Society, filed allegations letters with the Special Producers of Human Rights Council of the UN on Sept. 25, seeking intervention in Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd and the South Korean government’ inaction toward the deadly occupational disease cluster at the world’s largest chipmaker.

Lawyers’ Concerns

In three separate letters, drawing on data provided by SHARPS, MINBYUN enumerated concerns about the disease cluster, ranging from consistent failures by Samsung to protect employees from hazardous chemicals and regulatory inadequacies that help financially ruin the victims and their families.