Samsung Employees Strike to Improve Conditions

Employees from many companies around the world are unionizing in order to improve working conditions. Of course, this situation is also seen in technology giants. Samsung is one of them. Employees at Samsung Electronics years ago said,International Samsung Electronics unionHe founded a union called “” which today represents thousands of people.

Now, there has been a very important development regarding this issue. The union recently announced that he would organize a strike. This will be a first in the history of Samsung Electronics.

Tens of thousands of Samsung employees will walk off the job on June 7

The first strike in the history of the union will be held on June 7. Employees of the South Korean technology giant who are members of the union will take a one-day paid leave. Union, It has 28 thousand members says. This accounts for more than one-fifth of the company’s total workforce worldwide.

Union representatives say the company neglects workers and working conditions need to be improved. Among the demands A 6.5% pay increase and a bonus based on company earnings was.

It is also reported that Samsung’s negotiations with the union will continue. Company and representatives has been in talks since the beginning of the year, but no agreement has been reached yet. expression was language. If the union does not have demands A longer strike may be possible also says.

Analysts stated that such a large-scale strike could affect the company’s supply chain. As it is known, Samsung is one of the world’s leading companies in consumer electronics such as memory chips and smartphones. Therefore, it is a matter of curiosity what effect it will have. The company did not allow unions until the late 2010s. However, this situation changed in 2018.