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Strike at Samsung extended indefinitely

The recently initiated strike at electronics giant Samsung in South Korea will continue for an "unlimited" period of time. This is announced by the responsible union, which represents tens of thousands of employees.

» Updated: 16 July 2024, 14:12

» Published: 10 July 2024

Strike at Samsung extended indefinitely
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The recently initiated strike at electronics giant Samsung in South Korea is to continue for an "unlimited" period of time. This is announced by the responsible union, which represents tens of thousands of employees.

"We are declaring a second strike that will continue for an unlimited period of time from July 10, as a result of the management not showing any interest in talks", says the national union for Samsung employees in a statement.

The announcement comes after the union on Monday initiated a three-day strike for better wages and benefits, which involved over 5,000 employees, following a one-day protest in June – and marking the first strike in the company's 55-year history.

In total, the union has more than 30,000 members, which is more than a fifth of the company's total workforce.

Samsung tells AFP on Wednesday that it will "ensure that there are no disruptions to production". However, this is rejected by the union, which says that the strike has led to production disruptions and that "management will be plagued to an increasingly higher extent" the longer the conflict continues.

Negotiations with the company have been deadlocked since January.

Samsung is one of the world's largest manufacturers of microchips and smartphones.

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