Yang Hyang-ja, candidate for Gyeonggi Province governor from the People Power Party, meets with former President Lee Myung-bak on May 18 in Seoul. [Photo=Yonhap News]
Yang Hyang-ja, the People Power Party's candidate for Gyeonggi Province governor, announced on May 18 that she would begin an indefinite hunger strike to urge a labor agreement at Samsung Electronics. She stated that her protest aims to prevent a crisis in the country's key semiconductor industry.
According to Yang's campaign, she will start her hunger strike in front of Samsung's Pyeongtaek campus in Gyeonggi Province starting that evening. Her team expressed hope that "this small struggle will serve as a catalyst for dialogue and problem-solving between labor and management."
As a result, Yang's campaign activities are expected to be temporarily halted, reflecting her urgent concern over semiconductor issues.
Earlier that day, Yang met with former President Lee Myung-bak in Seoul. She urged him, saying, "Just as you navigated the global financial crisis with bold pragmatism centered on national interest, we must also confront the current technological hegemony war with a practical perspective. I ask for your advice on the pressing issues facing Gyeonggi Province, which supports South Korea's future economy."
Yang, a former Samsung executive, has recently expressed concerns about the government's push for a semiconductor special law that excludes the metropolitan area and the prolonged labor dispute at Samsung Electronics.
According to Yang's campaign, she will start her hunger strike in front of Samsung's Pyeongtaek campus in Gyeonggi Province starting that evening. Her team expressed hope that "this small struggle will serve as a catalyst for dialogue and problem-solving between labor and management."
As a result, Yang's campaign activities are expected to be temporarily halted, reflecting her urgent concern over semiconductor issues.
Earlier that day, Yang met with former President Lee Myung-bak in Seoul. She urged him, saying, "Just as you navigated the global financial crisis with bold pragmatism centered on national interest, we must also confront the current technological hegemony war with a practical perspective. I ask for your advice on the pressing issues facing Gyeonggi Province, which supports South Korea's future economy."
Yang, a former Samsung executive, has recently expressed concerns about the government's push for a semiconductor special law that excludes the metropolitan area and the prolonged labor dispute at Samsung Electronics.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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