On May 18, 2026, the Suwon District Court issued a landmark preliminary injunction in favor of a semiconductor manufacturing company (the “Company”), considerably restricting the scope of a planned 18-day general strike by the Company's labor unions.  The decision establishes important new standards for the maintenance obligations that unions must observe during industrial action at high-technology manufacturing facilities, and carries significant implications for employers across Korea's semiconductor and advanced manufacturing sectors.   

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