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"Samsung CEO Kwon Oh-hyun issued an official apology for worker illnesses and deaths at company factories, Yonhap news reports. \nSamsung is planning \"appropriate compensation to those who were affected and their families. We should have settled the issue earlier, and we are deeply heartbroken that we failed to do so and express our deep apology,\" Kwon said in a statement. \nSee also: Apple and Foxconn to Improve Factory Working Conditions? [VIDEO]\nThe Standard, however, notes Samsung is not yet admitting responsibility. According to the outlet, Samsung said that the apology does not mean there's a link between the chemicals used in its chip factories and worker illnesses. \n\nIn this photo taken on March 25, 2010, South Korean activists, wearing protective clothing, participate in a rally near the Samsung semiconductor factory in Yongin, south of Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, July 15, 2010. Image: AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man/Associated PressIt\u2019s the latest development in a debate over work conditions that\u2019s been ongoing since 2007.\nEarlier this year, a fictionalized film called Another Promise told the story of a Samsung factory worker who died from acute Leukemia.\nSamsung says it will assemble a panel of independent mediators in the compensation case and abide by its findings.\nHave something to add to this story? Share it in the comments.\n"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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