The union at South Korean internet services provider Kakao has called a four-hour strike on June 10 after pay and job-security negotiations collapsed last month. The union framed the action as a partial, preliminary warning and said it could expand if talks do not make meaningful progress, while acknowledging the strike could disrupt the widely used KakaoTalk messaging service. The dispute reflects a wider debate in the South Korean tech sector over how to share AI-driven gains; Samsung Electron

The union at South Korean internet services provider Kakao has called a four-hour strike on June 10 after pay and job-security negotiations collapsed last month. The union framed the action as a partial, preliminary warning and said it could expand if talks do not make meaningful progress, while acknowledging the strike could disrupt the widely used KakaoTalk messaging service. The dispute reflects a wider debate in the South Korean tech sector over how to share AI-driven gains; Samsung Electronics last month agreed to distribute 10.5% of operating profit in stock bonuses plus 1.5% in cash.