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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Yong-Ho Kim and Kim Tong-Hyung

Samsung faces mass strike threat as workers demand share of AI profits

Thousands of Samsung Electronics workers rallied at its computer chip complex in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, on Thursday, demanding higher bonuses and threatening to strike as booming demand for artificial intelligence drives up memory-chip profits.

Amid a heavy police presence, employees held signs and waved banners, shouting, "make compensation transparent and remove maximum limits on bonuses!"

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