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June 7, 2024

Samsung Workers in South Korea Go on Strike for First Time
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In South Korea, thousands of workers at Samsung Electronics went on
strike today for the first time in the company's history. Some 28,000
union members have joined the one-day action - that's nearly a quarter
of Samsung's entire workforce in South Korea. They're demanding salary
increases and bonuses as Samsung - which produces smartphones,
electronics and memory chips - has reported billions of dollars in
profits. This is Samsung workers' union leader Son Woo-mok.

Son Woo-mok: "We're approaching the fifth year since the labor union was
founded, but the management still refuses to recognize the union and
continues to neglect it, ignoring the voices of the employees or the
labor union without any communication."



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