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It is unclear exactly how many workers have downed tools, and Samsung has said the action is not affecting production, posting record growth and profits earlier this week for the second quarter. Union executives gathered on Thursday outside Samsung Chairman Lee Jae-yong’s house, holding pickets that read “Samsung Electronics’ strike, Lee Jae-yong should be accountable”.
“In the 25 days since the strike began, all Lee has done is attend the wedding of the son of Asia’s richest man and give out Samsung phones to Olympic athletes that are worth over 30 billion won ,” union member Kim Jae-won told reporters.Last week he attended a banquet co-hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron and International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach at the Louvre Museum.
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