Samsung strike could shake trust in chip supply chain, economist warns

Samsung Electronics could face more than a temporary production hit if its labor union follows through on a planned strike next month, with disruption risking customer confidence, supply reliability and Korea’s broader chip competitiveness, an economist warned. According to industry sources Sunday, Song Heon-jae, a professor of economics at the University of Seoul, said at a recent seminar hosted by the Ahnmin Policy Forum that a shutdown of chip plants could cost Samsung tens of billions of won

By The Korea Herald