Samsung union says to embark on 48,000-strong strike on Thursday after impasse on bonuses
Some 48,000 Samsung Electronics workers are set to walk off the job on Thursday after talks on bonus payments broke off without a deal – a strike which threatens the health of South Korea’s economy and could hit global chip supply.
Hopes for a deal in the not-too-distant future were kept alive, however, after discussions resumed late Wednesday afternoon, now mediated by Labour Minister Kim Young-hoon.
