Last-minute wage talks between Samsung Electronics Co. and its largest labor union were held Wednesday, with South Korea's labor minister personally mediating negotiations.

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Samsung Electronics and its South Korean labour union will resume government-mediated pay talks on Monday in an effort to avoid a strike planned for Thursday. The talks come after…

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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.