A union representing employees at South Korean know-how large Samsung Electronics has referred to as on its roughly 30,000 members to go on strike indefinitely, as a part of its marketing campaign for higher pay and advantages.
The announcement got here on the final day of a three-day normal strike being held by the Nationwide Samsung Electronics Union (NSEU).
The union stated it had made the choice after administration confirmed no intention of holding talks over its calls for.
Samsung didn’t instantly reply to the BBC’s request for remark.
“The corporate has no intention to interact in a dialogue even after the primary normal strike, thus we declare a second normal strike ranging from July tenth, lasting indefinitely,” an announcement on the union’s web site stated.
The NSEU, which represents practically 1 / 4 of Samsung Electronics’ employees in South Korea, stated its actions had disrupted manufacturing. Nonetheless, Samsung has disputed this declare.
Samsung Electronics is the world’s largest maker of reminiscence chips, smartphones and televisions.
After the NSEU announcement, the corporate’s shares had been buying and selling flat to a bit of decrease on the Korea Inventory Alternate.