[Photo] Demonstrators call for South Korean government to solve leukemia deaths among workers for Samsung Electronics

As many as 92 workers have died from diseases like leukemia after working at Samsung Electronics’ semiconductor and LCD factories, suggesting that workers have been exposed to hazardous materials on the job. Government investigations regarding the leukemia deaths have been hazy at best. In the above photo, a civic group gathers in front of the Blue House fountain to protest the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy’s handling of the incidents. The demonstrators lying on the ground project a statement regarding the government’s negligence of the workers’ deaths.