The Device Experience (DX) division of Samsung Electronics, represented by the union Donghaeng, plans to hold a protest outside the home of CEO Lee Jae-yong, demanding the resolution of compensation disparities.
The union will hold an inaugural ceremony on the 18th and intends to continue protests and individual demonstrations near Lee's residence in Yongsan, Seoul.
According to Yonhap News, a union representative stated, "We do not have a set end date for the protest and plan to conduct it long-term. On days when we cannot file for a protest, we will continue with individual demonstrations."
The union claims that during the wage negotiations agreed upon in May, the DX division was marginalized, and the compensation gap with the Device Solutions (DS) division, which oversees semiconductors, is excessive.
They are demanding: 1,000 shares of company stock per employee in the DX division, the establishment and distribution of a common fund based on a certain percentage of overall performance, and uniform application of base salary increases across the company.
On August 21, they also held a protest near Samsung's Seocho office in Gangnam, arguing that the decline in profitability is due to management failures and requesting communication with executives regarding the demands of DX employees.
In the business community, there are criticisms that the demand for 1,000 shares per employee in the financially struggling DX division is unreasonable. There are also concerns about the lack of justification for collective action, given that wage negotiations had previously been settled through government mediation.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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