Many employees working in Samsung's semiconductor facilities have developed various forms of cancers.[citation needed] Initially, Samsung denied being responsible for the illnesses. Although Samsung is known to disfavor trade unions,[1] these sick workers organized in the group SHARPS (Supporters for the Health And Rights of People in the Semiconductor Industry).[2] The crowdfunded film Another Promise was produced in 2013 to depict the fight for compensation of the victims, as well as the documentary The Empire of Shame.