SEOUL: A workers' union at Samsung Electronics in South Korea said on Monday (Jul 1) it would launch a general strike until its demands for better pay and time off were met, warning of more damaging action against the country's most powerful conglomerate than its one-day walkout last month.
An employee walks past the logo of Samsung Electronics during a media tour at Samsung Electronics' headquarters in Suwon, South Korea , Jun 13, 2023. SEOUL: A workers' union at Samsung Electronics in South Korea said on Monday it would launch a general strike until its demands for better pay and time off were met, warning of more damaging action against the country's most powerful conglomerate than its one-day walkout last month.
"We are declaring a general strike today," Son Woo-mok, president of NSEU, said on a live YouTube broadcast."Until our demands are met, we will fight with the 'no pay no work' general strike."Samsung Electronics did not provide an immediate comment. As the world's top memory chipmaker and a major global smartphone maker, Samsung Electronics' run of success is being challenged in some areas, including in some cutting-edge chips. It recently replaced the head of its semiconductor unit to navigate what it called a"crisis" affecting the industry.
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