2024-07-15 08:10:55
Members of the National Trade Union of Samsung Electronics have declared the first full-scale strike in the company’s history. More than 6.5 thousand workers of the South Korean manufacturer took part in it, the Financial Times (FT) reports, Day.Az reports with reference to Lenta.ru.
The strike was triggered by wages and working conditions. The union is demanding that Samsung respect labor, increase bonuses, and increase vacation pay. The NSEU also accused Samsung management of failing to capitalize on the growing demand for artificial intelligence.
The union had expected disruptions to Samsung’s chip production, saying 5,000 people involved in semiconductor design, manufacturing and development had taken part in the protest. Samsung said its operations were not affected.
“We are doing this out of desperation that it cannot be done unless it is done now. We will continue to fight until the company changes,” union leader Son Woo-mok said at a rally outside Samsung’s headquarters in Hwaseong, 45 kilometers south of Seoul.
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