Pakistan, May 21 -- A group of Samsung Electronics shareholders has threatened legal action against a tentative agreement between the South Korean tech giant and its largest labour union, escalating tensions over a deal that helped avert a major strike.

The agreement, reached late Wednesday, includes revised wage increases and a new bonus structure for employees, with parts of the payouts tied to company stock over a 10-year period. The deal temporarily halted plans for an 18-day strike involving tens of thousands of workers.

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