Union at Samsung Electronics in South Korea to take strike motion

Union at Samsung Electronics in South Korea to take strike motion


Samsung Electronics’ union in South Korea has declared it will start out getting strike action, together with advising members as an preliminary protest to get yearly leave on June 7, a union official claimed for the duration of a reside-streamed press convention on Wednesday.

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Samsung Electronics’ union in South Korea has declared it will start taking strike action, including advising associates as an first protest to take annual depart on June 7, a union official claimed for the duration of a are living-streamed push meeting on Wednesday.

The union accounts for about 28,000 staff, or far more than a fifth of the firm’s whole workforce, according to union officials.

A group of union officials designed the announcement although holding a banner which examine: “We can no lengthier tolerate labor repression, union repression.”

Samsung Electronics did not have an speedy comment.

Far more than 2,000 unionized workers of the South Korean technological innovation giant gathered in Seoul past week to hold a scarce rally to demand from customers much better wages.



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