Samsung workers had reportedly agreed that 10.5% of its semiconductor operating profit will go towards special bonuses for chip workers, after threatening an 18-day strike in May.
According to an unidentified union source cited by Reuters, a memory chip worker with a base salary of 80 million won ($52,400) is expected to receive a total bonus of around 626 million won ($410,000) this year.
SK Hynix employees are expected to receive bonuses of more than 700 million won ($454,851) if the firm achieves an annual profit of 250 trillion won this year, according to Reuters calculations.
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