Strike by more than 1,000 Samsung workers enters a third week in India
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Strike by more than 1,000 Samsung workers enters a third week in India

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — A strike by more than 1,000 workers at a Samsung India Electronics plant has entered its third week, and management is at an impasse over their demands for recognition of the employees’ union and higher pay, a workers union spokesman said on Wednesday, The employees strike in the plant near Chennai, the capital of the southern state of Tamil Nadu, started on Sept. 9 with a key demand for a 25-30% pay hike in the average monthly salary of 30,000-35,000 rupees, said K.C. Gopi Kumar, the spokesman for the Samsung India Electronics workers union. Samsung said that it paid 1.8 times more in India than the average salary of similar workers employed at other regional companies. However, the Samsung official said that after an initial disruption of 50% production, the plant was running at near average capacity with nonstriking workers, apprentices and newly hired staff on the job.

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Samsung Workers Demand Registration of Union under Trade Unions Act
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Samsung Workers Demand Registration of Union under Trade Unions Act

The Hindu  

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Samsung Workers' Strike: A Milestone in Tamil Nadu's Labour Movement
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Samsung Workers' Strike: A Milestone in Tamil Nadu's Labour Movement

The Hindu  

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Samsung Labour Strike Poses Serious Risk to Manufacturing Ecosystem: GTRI
3 months ago

Samsung Labour Strike Poses Serious Risk to Manufacturing Ecosystem: GTRI

News 18  

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Samsung India laying off employees amid slowdown: ‘Senior executives removed’
3 months, 1 week ago

Samsung India laying off employees amid slowdown: ‘Senior executives removed’

Hindustan Times  

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Samsung India workers' strike: Production affected ahead of festive season
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Hindustan Times  

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Samsung Electronics workers announce ‘indefinite’ strike
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Samsung Electronics workers announce ‘indefinite’ strike

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — Unionized workers at Samsung Electronics declared an indefinite strike Wednesday to pressure South Korea’s biggest company to accept their calls for higher pays and other benefits. Thousands of members of the National Samsung Electronics Union launched a temporary, three-day strike on Monday. In June, some union members collectively used their annual leaves in a one-day walkout …

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Hindustan Times  

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Samsung's unionized workers to hold 3-day strike in South Korea this week
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Samsung's unionized workers to hold 3-day strike in South Korea this week

India TV News  

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ABP News  

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1 year, 9 months ago

Samsung layoff: 3% of employees at the US chip subsidiary lost their job

India TV News  

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Samsung's India unit claims government owes it $110 million. Govt says...
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Samsung's India unit claims government owes it $110 million. Govt says...

Hindustan Times  

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Samsung Workers in Vietnam Bear Brunt of Slowdown in Demand for Electronics Globally

News 18  

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