Samsung Electronics, union hold last-ditch talks to avert strike threatening global supply chains - Reuters

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Samsung Electronics and its South Korean labor union have resumed government-mediated pay talks to avert a strike scheduled to begin on May 21, 2026, which could disrupt global supply chains.

Samsung Electronics and its South Korean labor union are set to join a new round of government-mediated pay talks on Monday, in a bid to avert a strike at the tech giant, which accounts for nearly a quarter of the country's exports.

Prime Minister Kim Min-seok urged Samsung Electronics and its labor unions to reach a last-minute agreement ahead of a planned general strike, warning that a walkout at the world's largest memory chipmaker could inflict 'fatal damage' to Korea's economy in a rare public appeal.

Samsung Electronics management and labor, which have been in conflict over the announcement of a general strike, decided to proceed with additional talks on the 16th after replacing the management’s chief negotiator in response to the union’s demand.

Samsung Electronics and its largest labor union have returned to mediation talks three days before a planned general strike that threatens to halt production at the company's semiconductor facilities.