When the chips are down, profits mean more to ‘big industry’ than lives
The world’s relentless demand for the semiconductors turns deadly in Malaysia as companies push to keep supply chains running
07 December 2021 - 20:49
Hani Bin Sha’ari spent more than two decades rising through the ranks at STMicroelectronics’s facility in Malaysia. He prided himself on working hard to provide for his wife and four children. So when the chip plant remained open through a spike in Covid-19 infections this year, he kept doing his job...
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