Kim Ji-hyung, Chairman of Samsung Compliance Committee, "Thanks to Those Who Worked Hard for Samsung-Kim Yong-hee Agreement"

Kim Ji-hyung, Chairman of the Samsung Compliance Committee, is presiding over the '1st Meeting of the Samsung Compliance Committee' held on the 5th at Samsung Life Seocho Tower in Seocho-gu, Seoul. The Samsung Compliance Committee is an external independent organization established to eradicate illegal activities by executives and employees, including CEOs of major Samsung affiliates, and to strengthen compliance management. Photo by Kang Jin-hyung aymsdream@

[Asia Economy Reporter Ki-min Lee] Kim Ji-hyung, Chairman of the Samsung Compliance Committee, stated on the 29th regarding the agreement between Samsung and dismissed worker Kim Yong-hee, "I would like to thank not only those directly involved in the agreement process but also those who worked hard behind the scenes to achieve the agreement."

Chairman Kim made this remark upon hearing the news that Kim, who had been staging a high-altitude protest on a CCTV tower near Gangnam Station close to Samsung's Seocho building, had reached an agreement with Samsung, according to Park Jun-young, head of communications for the Samsung Compliance Committee.

According to the Samsung Dismissed Workers High-Altitude Protest Joint Committee (Joint Committee), the Joint Committee and Samsung met around 6 p.m. the previous day at an undisclosed location in Seoul and agreed on an official apology, restoration of honor, reinstatement, and substantial compensation.

Kim joined Samsung Aerospace (Techwin) in the Changwon Industrial Complex in 1982. He was unfairly dismissed at the end of May 1995 for his activities as the founding chairman of the Samsung labor union in the Gyeongnam region and has been protesting to demand an apology and reinstatement from Samsung.

After fighting for over 24 years, Kim climbed a CCTV tower near Gangnam Station close to Samsung Electronics' Seocho building in June last year. During his high-altitude protest, he also undertook three hunger strikes. Through this agreement, Kim has come down from the tower after 355 days.

Earlier, in March, the Compliance Committee demanded that Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong directly express his position on ▲ succession of management rights ▲ Samsung's no-union management ▲ strengthening communication with civil society ▲ and guaranteeing the Compliance Committee's activities unrelated to Vice Chairman Lee's trial.

In response to the Compliance Committee's demands, Vice Chairman Lee issued a public apology on the 7th of this month.

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