Workers at tech giant Samsung Electronics in South Korea staged the first strike at the company on Friday, the head of a major union representing tens of thousands of people said.
Samsung Electronics' union members hold placards during a rally outside the company building in Seoul on June 7, 2024, as workers at the tech giant staged the first ever strike, the head of a major union representing tens of thousands of people told AFPSEOUL, South Korea —
"We have plans for follow-up strikes if the management is not willing to communicate with us openly," Lee told AFP.Union head Son Woo-mok added that the "first strike at Samsung Electronics" was taking place through "the use of paid leave, and it is understood that many employees are participating". Around 10 workers held a protest in front of Samsung's major office in Seoul on Friday, chanting, "Respect labour!"
"Finally, fabs rely heavily on automated production and require minimal human labor. Therefore, the strike will not have any substantial impact on the future memory supply," the report said.Even so, the strike carries historical importance, "since Samsung resisted unionisation and engaged in union-busting for so long", Vladimir Tikhonov, professor of Korean Studies at the University of Oslo, told AFP.
Still, the National Samsung Electronics Union, which has around 28,000 members, or more than a fifth of the company's total workforce, has said the word "strike" has been a "taboo word" at the tech giant.
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