Samsung Electronics Co. officially apologized and promised compensation Wednesday over the sufferings and deaths of its semiconductor workers from illnesses that family members claim are work-related.

“Several workers at our production facilities suffered from leukemia and other incurable diseases, which also lead to some deaths,” said Kwon Oh-hyun, the CEO of the electronics giant.

“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. He added that Samsung will now make efforts to settle the issue in a sincere manner.

Wow.