Seoul, May 4 -- Samsung Electronics' majority labour group in Korea is facing a major internal split as non-chip workers begin a mass exit over strike demands that favour the semiconductor division. More than 2,500 members resigned in a 10-day period as the rift over chip-focused bonuses deepened between different arms of the tech giant.

According to a report by The Korea Herald, withdrawal requests on the union's website surged recently. Daily exits jumped from fewer than 100 per day last month to more than 1,000 this past Wednesday. Most of the departures come from Samsung's Device Experience (DX) division, which oversees smartphones, televisions, and other consumer electronics. While DX employees account for about 15,000 (20%) of the ...