Steep Decline in Construction Jobs Around Samsung’s New Chip Line amid Slump

SEOUL, March 13 (Korea Bizwire) — The global downturn in the chip industry is cooling down the temporary labor market around Samsung Electronics Co.’s semiconductor campus in Pyeongtaek, 65 kilometers south of Seoul, which is now under construction. The population of Pyeongtaek stood at 573,987 last year, rising by 27.5 percent over seven years from 450,532 in 2015 [...]