Participants increase from 400 to 500

Samsung Biologics' labor and management, which have been in conflict over wages and benefits, will resume negotiations on November 17.

A view of Samsung Biologics in Yeonsu-gu, Incheon. Yonhap News Agency

A view of Samsung Biologics in Yeonsu-gu, Incheon. Yonhap News Agency

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According to industry sources on November 13, Samsung Biologics' labor and management agreed to resume negotiations on November 17. The company first proposed resuming talks on that date, and the union accepted.


The Samsung Biologics union has been staging its second partial strike since November 6. The number of participants has grown from an initial 400 to 500. The number of departments participating has also expanded every three days, and seven departments, including the Test Method Technology Transfer Group and the Non-Routine Testing Group, joined the strike starting November 12. The union has said it plans to continue the second strike for about three weeks, through November 27.



The union began its second partial strike after negotiations scheduled for November 3 were postponed when the company notified it of a delay. In May, the union staged the company's first full-scale strike since its founding. The company estimates that the production of some batches was halted at the time, resulting in losses of approximately 150 billion won.


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