Samsung and the NSEU returned to mediation in Sejong on Monday with three days left before an 18-day strike. The bonus formula, not the size of the offer, is the line the deal will turn on.

Samsung offered unconditional union talks on Friday. The NSEU said yes, on 7 June, three days after its 18-day strike ended. Shares fell as much as 7.6%.

Samsung Electronics shares fell 9% as its labor union pushed ahead with an 18-day strike amid stalled wage talks.

While crisis has put South Korea on edge, government threatened to order arbitration

Samsung Electronics management and its labour union resumed negotiations on Wednesday ahead of a threatened 18-day strike by nearly 48,000 workers starting Thursday.