Samsung Executives Attend Special Lecture by Gyeongsan Labor-Management Committee Chair... Topic: 'Forming Future-Oriented Labor-Management Relations'

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyewon] On the 1st, Samsung Group invited Moon Sung-hyun, Chairman of the Economic, Social and Labor Council (ESLC), to hold a lecture on labor-management relations for its executives.

According to Samsung on the 1st, about 20 executives from affiliates, including Kim Ki-nam, Vice Chairman of Samsung Electronics, Lee Young-ho, President of Samsung C&T Corporation, and Jeon Young-mook, President of Samsung Life Insurance, attended the lecture held at the Samsung Human Resources Development Center in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province. This was the first time in three years since February 2017 that Samsung executives gathered to listen to an external lecturer.

The lecture was a follow-up measure to fulfill the public promise made by Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong of Samsung Electronics at a press conference on the 6th of last month, where he stated, "We will listen openly to external criticism and advice and pay attention to the diverse values of our society."

Chairman Moon delivered a lecture on the theme of "Establishing Future-Oriented Labor-Management Relations," covering ▲Characteristics and history of the Korean labor movement ▲Changes and prospects of labor-management relations ▲Directions for building a sound labor-management partnership ▲External perspectives on Samsung's labor-management relations ▲Suggestions for desirable labor-management relations, urging a shift in the perception of labor-management relations among Samsung's management.

Chairman Moon emphasized, "The starting point of future-oriented labor-management relations is for management to directly listen to employees' voices and initiate change first." After the lecture, Chairman Moon and Samsung executives exchanged opinions on ways to establish new labor-management relations befitting a global company.

Earlier, on the 7th of last month, HR heads of Samsung affiliates had listened to a special lecture from Chairman Moon on "Ways to Build Win-Win Labor-Management Relations" and shared their views.

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