Occupational disease issues in high-tech industries of South Korea: analysis of governmental data on the semiconductor and display industries
In South Korea, the increasing approval rate of occupational diseases in the electronics industry from 2012 to 2023 appears to reflect changes in how causal relationships and occupational health policies have been implemented and this is likely due to stakeholder involvement and relevant legal decisions.
Authors
- Jinjoo Chung
- Joseph DiGangi
- Kwonchul Ha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7014-9466)
- Jeong-Ok Kong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-9911-8637)
- Jongran Lee
- Chungsik Yoon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7822-0079)
Institutions
- Seoul National University (KR)
- Changwon National University (KR)
- Dongnam Health University (KR)
- Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KR)
- Korea Workers' Compensation and Welfare Service (KR)
- Time Critical Networks (Sweden) (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
- Published
- 2025-04-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.35371/aoem.2025.37.e6
- Primary Topic
- Occupational Health and Safety Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00