Raggiunto accordo provvisorio, timori per stop a produzione microchip

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With the global chip supply chain already strained, a close industry eye is on talks today to avert a strike by more than 45,000 Samsung workers.

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.

Planned action comes amid painful supply crunch in memory chips

Samsung faces an 18-day strike after failed wage negotiations, threatening global semiconductor supply and the South Korean economy.