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Significant pay gap between semiconductor and smartphone units fuels employee unrest
Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong has called for unity amid growing employee unrest over compensation. (Photo: Yonhap/Kyodo)
NAMI MATSUURA
SEOUL — South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics is experiencing growing internal discord regarding compensation between its semiconductor and smartphone divisions, its two primary business units.
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