Seoul, May 18 -- Samsung Electronics won a partial court injunction Monday restricting its labor union's planned strike. The court ordered the union to maintain usual staffing levels for key safety and facility protection work during the industrial action. According to a news report by The Korea Herald, the decision places significant limits on the union's full-scale strike scheduled to begin Thursday, though it does not ban the strike itself.

The Suwon District Court partially accepted the April 16 injunction request filed by Samsung Electronics against the union. The ruling ordered the labor organization not to interfere with the operation of safety protection facilities or work needed to prevent facility damage and product deteriorati...