Samsung and unions

The electronics manufacturer Samsung Electronics has assembly plants and sales networks in 74 countries and employs more than 270,000 workers.[1] Samsung employees in South Korea went on a one-day strike on 7 June 2024. The strike was extended from 8 July to 1 August. It was the first employee led strike in the Samsung Group.

Samsung Group historically has a no-union policy and has been engaged in union-busting activities around the world, including setting up management unions, surveilling workers and retaliating against workers who try to unionize.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Fast Facts: Samsung Global Newsroom". Samsung Electronics. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  2. ^ "[Special report- Part V] Samsung has come under fire worldwide for its union-busting tactics". The Hankyoreh. 26 June 2019. Archived from the original on 27 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Samsung VP gets jail term for attempting to break up labor union". Yonhap News Agency. 13 December 2019. Archived from the original on 15 December 2019.