Samsung consumer-device workers to rally as chip boom widens pay divide

A Samsung Electronics union representing mainly workers in the company’s consumer-device business is set to rally in Seoul on Friday afternoon over a widening compensation gap with its semiconductor division, as the AI-driven memory boom delivers record chip profits while raising costs for smartphones, TVs and applianc

The South Korean chipmaker plans to spend 50% of its free cash flow on the programme, which would include a special dividend