{"id":626971,"date":"2024-07-08T11:20:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-08T08:20:01","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-07-08T11:20:01","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T08:20:01","slug":"samsung-workers-begin-three-day-general-strike-over-pay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/samsung-workers-begin-three-day-general-strike-over-pay\/","title":{"rendered":"#Samsung workers begin three-day general strike over pay"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2e5b7d2c4b5\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2e5b7d2c4b5\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/samsung-workers-begin-three-day-general-strike-over-pay\/#Avoided_unions\" >Avoided unions<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2024\/the-samsung-strike-fol.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/2024\/the-samsung-strike-fol.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"The Samsung strike follows a one-day walkout in June, the first such collective action at the company, which went decades without unionisation.\">\n<figure class=\"article-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800a\/2024\/the-samsung-strike-fol.jpg\" alt=\"The Samsung strike follows a one-day walkout in June, the first such collective action at the company, which went decades without unionisation\" title=\"The Samsung strike follows a one-day walkout in June, the first such collective action at the company, which went decades without unionisation.\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-darken text-low-up text-truncate-js text-truncate mt-3\">\n                The Samsung strike follows a one-day walkout in June, the first such collective action at the company, which went decades without unionisation.<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Workers at South Korean tech giant Samsung began a three-day <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> strike over pay and benefits on Monday, the head of a union representing tens of thousands of employees told AFP, warning the action could impact memory chip production.<\/p>\n<p>                                                                                                                                    Samsung Electronics is the world&#8217;s largest memory chip maker and accounts for a significant chunk of global output of the high-end chips.<\/p>\n<p>Wearing rain jackets and ribbons saying &#8220;fight with solidarity&#8221;, thousands of workers gathered outside the company&#8217;s foundry and semiconductor factory in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi, an hour south of Seoul.<\/p>\n<p>Samsung management has been locked in negotiations with the union since January, with the two sides failing to narrow differences on benefits and a rejected 5.1 percent pay raise offer from the firm.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The strike has started from today,&#8221; Son Woo-mok, head of the National Samsung Electronics Union, told AFP.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Today&#8217;s general strike is just the beginning,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Recalling why we are here, please do not come to work until July 10th and do not receive any business calls,&#8221; he told the crowd of workers.<\/p>\n<p>The union said about 5,200 people from factory facility, manufacturing and development had joined the protest.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Do they still not think this will affect their production line?&#8221; said Lee Hyun-kuk, vice president of the union.<\/p>\n<p>The union, which has more than 30,000 members, or more than a fifth of the company&#8217;s total workforce, announced the three-day general strike last week, saying it was a last resort after talks broke down.<\/p>\n<p>The move follows a one-day walkout in June, the first such collective action at the company, which went decades without unionization.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are now at critical crossroads,&#8221; the union said in an <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>eal sent out to members last week, urging them to support the strike.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This strike is the last card we can use,&#8221; it said, saying that workers at the company needed to &#8220;act as one&#8221;.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2024\/samsung-electronics-se.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/2024\/samsung-electronics-se.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Samsung Electronics semiconductor factory at Hwaseong, south of Seoul. The firm is world's largest memory chip maker, and accounts for a significant chunk of global output of the high-end chips.\">\n<figure class=\"article-img text-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800a\/2024\/samsung-electronics-se.jpg\" alt=\"Samsung Electronics semiconductor factory at Hwaseong, south of Seoul. The firm is world's largest memory chip maker, and accounts for a significant chunk of global output of the high-end chips\" title=\"Samsung Electronics semiconductor factory at Hwaseong, south of Seoul. The firm is world's largest memory chip maker, and accounts for a significant chunk of global output of the high-end chips.\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-left text-darken text-truncate text-low-up mt-3\">\n                Samsung Electronics semiconductor factory at Hwaseong, south of Seoul. The firm is world&#8217;s largest memory chip maker, and accounts for a significant chunk of global output of the high-end chips.<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m really excited,&#8221; one union member and protester told AFP. &#8220;We&#8217;re making history.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Workers rejected the offer of a 5.1 percent pay hike in March, with the union having previously outlined demands including improvements to annual leave and transparent performance-based bonuses.<\/p>\n<p>Samsung declined a request for comment.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;While the ongoing strike is only scheduled for three days, the participating members include those working in chip assembly lines,&#8221; business professor Kim Dae-jong at Sejong University told AFP.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Given that the union could carry out additional strikes in case the gridlock continues, it could pose a great risk to Samsung management amid its race for dominance in the competitive chips market.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>                                                                                                        <!-- TechX - News - In-article --><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Avoided_unions\"><\/span>Avoided unions<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Samsung Electronics avoided its employees unionizing for almost 50 years\u2014sometimes adopting ferocious tactics, according to critics\u2014while rising to become the world&#8217;s largest smartphone and semiconductor manufacturer.<\/p>\n<p>Company founder Lee Byung-chul, who died in 1987, was adamantly opposed to unions, saying he would never allow them &#8220;until I have dirt over my eyes&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The first labor union at Samsung Electronics was formed in the late 2010s.<\/p>\n<p>The firm is the flagship subsidiary of South Korean giant Samsung Group, by far the largest of the family-controlled conglomerates that dominate business in Asia&#8217;s fourth-largest economy.<\/p>\n<p>It recently predicted a 15-fold increase in its on-year second quarter operating profits, thanks to growing demand for generative AI.<\/p>\n<p>Semiconductors are the lifeblood of the global economy, used in everything from kitchen appliances and mobile phones to cars and weapons.<\/p>\n<p>And demand for the advanced chips that power artificial intelligence systems has skyrocketed thanks to the success of ChatGPT and other generative AI products.<\/p>\n<p>Semiconductors are South Korea&#8217;s leading export and hit $11.7 billion in March, their highest level in almost two years, accounting for a fifth of South Korea&#8217;s total exports, according to figures released by the trade ministry.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-main__note mt-4\">\n                                                \u00a9 2024 AFP\n                                            <\/p>\n<p>                                        <!-- print only --><\/p>\n<div class=\"d-none d-print-block\">\n<p>                                                <strong>Citation<\/strong>:<br \/>\n                                                Samsung workers begin three-day general strike over pay (2024, July 8)<br \/>\n                                                retrieved 8 July 2024<br \/>\n                                                from https:\/\/techxplore.com\/<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>\/2024-07-samsung-workers-day-general-pay.html<\/p>\n<p>                                            This document is subject to copyright. 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