Moon Seong-hyeok, Minister of Oceans and Fisheries, Holds Meeting with HMM Labor and Management... "Grateful for the Magnanimous Decision"

Minister of Oceans and Fisheries Moon Sung-hyuk is attending the plenary meeting of the Agriculture, Forestry, Livestock, Food, and Oceans and Fisheries Committee held at the National Assembly on the 14th, responding to questions from lawmakers. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Sejong=Asia Economy Reporter Kwon Haeyoung] The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries announced on the 29th that Minister Moon Sung-hyeok will visit the HMM headquarters on the morning of the 30th to hold a meeting with representatives of HMM labor and management.

This meeting was arranged to encourage the concession and cooperative spirit shown by HMM employees during the 2021 wage collective bargaining process concluded on the 2nd, and to explore the sustainable development direction of HMM going forward.

On the management side, CEO Bae Jae-hoon and Vice President Park Jin-ki, who oversees container sales, will attend, while on the labor side, Kim Jin-man, head of the Land Labor Union branch, and Jeon Jeong-geun, chairman of the Maritime Labor Union, will participate.

HMM management plans to report on the progress of the 2021 wage negotiations and the current status of export-import logistics support, among other key issues. In particular, they will request government attention by announcing plans to prepare a performance-based pay system and mid- to long-term wage adjustment proposals through a labor-management consultative body established under the 2021 wage agreement. Additionally, both labor and management will propose measures to improve the supply and working conditions of seafarers and to enhance HMM's management autonomy.

Minister Moon plans to express gratitude to HMM employees for their magnanimous decision amid growing public concerns about the export-import logistics situation during the meeting.

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