Kim Yongbum on 'Possible Samsung Strike': "Hope for Wise Resolution Through Dialogue"
Kim Yongbeom, policy chief at the Blue House, stated on the 23rd (local time) regarding the possibility of a strike by the labor union at Samsung Electronics, "I hope the issue will be resolved wisely through dialogue."
At a briefing held at the Hanoi Press Center in Vietnam on the occasion of the President’s state visit, Kim responded to a question about whether the government could intervene in the event of a Samsung Electronics strike by saying the above.
He continued, "At this stage, we do not see it as a particular problem yet," adding, "Since labor and management are not in an extreme confrontation, I believe it will be resolved smoothly."
When asked whether the President had been briefed on the matter, he replied, "I reviewed the contents reported during the meeting," and added, "The President did not make any separate remarks on the issue."
On this day, the labor union at Samsung Electronics held a rally of about 40,000 people demanding the abolition of the performance bonus cap and announced a general strike.
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Meanwhile, Kim also commented on the recent accident at a Cargo Solidarity rally in which a union member died, saying, "We are concerned and are monitoring the situation," and added, "It is very fortunate that the Ministry of Employment and Labor is communicating well with the field."
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