#SamsungStrikeCrisis

About SamsungStrikeCrisis

South Korea mediated Samsung-union talks on May 17 with no breakthrough. An 18-day full strike launches May 21 with around 45,000 chip workers. Core HBM lines are expected to halt, costing an estimated 1 trillion won ($700M) per day. Samsung and SK Hynix make up 42.2% of KOSPI weight. KOSPI 200 futures hit the -5% circuit breaker on May 18, triggering a 5-min program trading halt. PM Kim warned of mandatory arbitration; the union rejected it. Chairman Lee apologized, but the standoff continues.