Union at Samsung Electronics in South Korea to take strike action

SEOUL - Samsung Electronics' union in South Korea has declared it will start taking strike action, including advising members as an initial protest to take annual leave on June 7, a union official said during a live-streamed press conference on Wednesday.

The union accounts for about 28,000 workers, or more than a fifth of the company's total workforce, according to union officials.A group of union officials made the announcement while holding a banner which read:"We can no longer tolerate labour repression, union repression."More than 2,000 unionised workers of the South Korean technology giant gathered in Seoul last week to hold a rare rally to demand better wages.

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