IT House News on January 6 According to earlier reports, Samsung has closed its mobile phone factory in Tianjin on December 31, 2018. This factory has been established for 18 years and had 2,600 workers.

Pear Video’s newly released on-site visit video shows that Samsung’s Tianjin factory has been closed. Original factory staff who were randomly interviewed said that most employees have signed separation agreements and have accepted the compensation provided by the company. According to reports, 90% of workers signed an agreement to resign.

It is reported that some employees received the "N+3" compensation package, and Samsung also provided opportunities to be transferred to other factories. Jinyun News previously reported that Samsung mobile phone production front-line employees who are willing to be resettled in other Samsung companies will be given the opportunity to join directly without interviews.

It is understood that Tianjin has long been the area with the most concentrated investment by Samsung in China and is also one of Samsung's largest overseas production bases. There are currently 10 Samsung enterprises with a cumulative investment of more than 5.8 billion US dollars, accounting for Samsung accounts for nearly 1/5 of its total investment in China, and its product lines include mobile phones, LCD TVs, monitors, OLED displays, ceramic capacitors, lithium-ion batteries, etc.

Samsung also stated that Tianjin is a very important manufacturing base for Samsung in China, and Samsung will continue to focus on the further development of its cutting-edge business. Xinhua News Agency has reported that Samsung plans to adjust part of its industrial structure in Tianjin and invest in new projects such as power battery production lines and automotive MLCC factories (multilayer ceramic capacitors), with a capital increase of US$2.4 billion.