Samsung Electronics DX Division Employees File Complaints with Labor Ministry Over Wage Agreement

Employees in the DX (Device eXperience) division, which oversees Samsung Electronics' mobile and home appliance businesses, have launched a relay of complaints against Minister of Employment and Labor Kim Moon-soo.

Following the wage agreement reached between Samsung Electronics' management and labor on May 27, 2026, employees have raised issues regarding the duty of fair representation by the Samsung branch of the Samsung Group's largest labor union, the Super-Enterprise Labor Union. They are calling for solutions and taking collective action, citing deep internal grievances.

Under the recent wage agreement, the DX division and others were categorized separately to receive company stock worth approximately 6 million won.

While the memory business unit within the DS (Device Solutions) division, which handles semiconductors, can expect performance bonuses of up to 600 million won, deficit-ridden business units will receive relatively lower compensation based on the differential distribution structure.

In response, a representative surnamed Son, who leads the "Samsung Electronics Employee Rights Restoration Legal Response Coalition" composed of DX division employees, recently submitted an open questionnaire to the Ministry of Employment and Labor titled, "Who Should Protect Minority Workers at Samsung Electronics?"

The open questionnaire points out institutional issues such as the bargaining representative union system, the protection of minority workers, and internal union democracy, requesting a formal response from the Ministry.

Son highlighted the situation where the DX division has been sidelined in wage negotiations, and compensation gaps have widened even within the DS division, which handles the semiconductor business.

"Employees in the DX division, who have promoted the Samsung Electronics brand globally for decades, are frustrated under the label of a 'declining industry' amid the indifference of the company, the union, and the government," Son claimed. "In the semiconductor division, which is responsible for the future, there are even instances of junior employees mocking their seniors and pressuring them to resign."

Son added, "What remains for many employees after this wage agreement is nothing but the stigma of being unable to earn money and the label of a loser who is not worth being treated well."

The open questionnaire contains a total of eight questions, including, "Is there any way to prevent the bargaining representative union from effectively excluding minority unions?"

Such complaints are spreading as a form of collective action among DX division employees.

They are continuing a relay of certifying their complaints on the Ministry of Employment and Labor's website, stating, "We are requesting a response because we share the same concerns."

For civil complaints submitted through the Ministry of Employment and Labor's website, the ministry is required to respond within 7 days for simple inquiries and within 14 days for legal inquiries.

Reported by Jung Da-eun | Video by Lee Da-in | Graphics by Yang Hye-min | Produced by SBS Digital News
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