Korean Alliance for
Responsible Shipbuilding
and Human Rights
in Supply Chain
“They hide all the accidents. Samsung keeps everything hushed up.
They only think that if accidents keep adding up, they won't be able to continue working. They seem to believe that if people die, compensation is enough. All the accident victims are workers from subcontractors.
Even the people involved in the recent crane accident were subcontracted workers from outside firms."
(From "I, a Shipyard Worker," p. 75, Lee, Jeong Eun (pseudonym), shipyard subcontract worker)
"That's how safety accidents work. If safety managers and work supervisors strictly pressured the workers, there would absolutely be no injuries.
But then work progress would slow down and profits would decrease. That's why they don't enforce things rigorously. And because the punishments are repeatedly lenient, safety accidents keep happening not just every year, but every other week."
(From "I, a Shipyard Worker," p. 98, Kim, Myung Jin (pseudonym), shipyard subcontract worker)
Korean Alliance for Responsible Shipbuilding and Human Rights in Supply Chain
“They hide all the accidents. Samsung keeps everything hushed up. They only think that if accidents keep adding up, they won't be able to continue working. They seem to believe that if people die, compensation is enough. All the accident victims are workers from subcontractors. Even the people involved in the recent crane accident were subcontracted workers from outside firms."
(From "I, a Shipyard Worker," p. 75, Lee, Jeong Eun (pseudonym), shipyard subcontract worker)
"That's how safety accidents work. If safety managers and work supervisors strictly pressured the workers, there would absolutely be no injuries. But then work progress would slow down and profits would decrease. That's why they don't enforce things rigorously. And because the punishments are repeatedly lenient, safety accidents keep happening not just every year, but every other week."
(From "I, a Shipyard Worker," p. 98, Kim, Myung Jin (pseudonym), shipyard subcontract worker)