Samsung Electronics said it did not face any disruptions to production during the first two days of labor strike.
Thousands of unionized workers at Samsung Electronics halted work for the second day over a raise in wages on Tuesday, as part of their three-day strike. The strike in South Korea marked the biggest labor action in the technology giant’s 55-year history.
The National Samsung Electronics Union (NSEU), the largest labor union at the world’s largest memory chipmaker, launched the three-day strike Monday.
It said more than 6,000 members had expressed their intention to participate in the labor action. But police estimated that around 3,000 attended the NSEU’s kick-off rally Monday.
The union warned that it would stage another five-day strike, starting July 15, if no progress is made during the current strike, Yonhap News report said.
The NSEU had reported a total membership of 30,000, accounting for approximately 24 percent of Samsung Electronics’ total workforce of about 125,000.
