Subcontract workers at Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering(DSME) agreed to end their 51-day strike on Friday after reaching a partial deal with management in labor talks.

Unionized subcontract workers at the DSME shipyard on Geoje Island will return to work, even as they have yet to resolve the issue of a damages suit against the strikers.

The labor and management said they resumed their protracted negotiations at 8 a.m. and struck a deal at around 4 p.m. on Friday following an agreement on the employment succession of some subcontract workers, without disclosing details. 

The two sides agreed on a four-point-five percent wage hike, with the management also promising to pay a vacation stipend for major holidays and summer vacations.