Samsung's chip output drops overnight as workers protest over pay, union says
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Samsung's chip output drops overnight as workers protest over pay, union says
by DZRH News24 April 2026
Samsung Electronics’ labour union members chant slogans during a protest against company’s compensation levels ahead of a planned lengthy strike in front of Samsung Electronics semiconductor plant in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, April 23, 2026. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
SEOUL, April 24 (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics' production of foundry and memory chips at its facilities in South Korea dropped 58% and 18%, respectively, during the overnight shift on Thursday as unionised workers attended a protest demanding higher wages, the company's union said.
Many workers, who joined protest on Thursday at a factory complex in Pyeongtaek, south of Seoul, skipped the overnight shift from 10 p.m. Thursday to 6 a.m. Friday at the company's South Korean production facilities after the protest, according to the union.
Samsung's factories are scheduled to operate 24 hours a day on three shifts, the union said.
Samsung declined to comment.
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(Reporting by Hyunjoo Jin; Editing by Tomasz Janowski and Susan Fenton)
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