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Translation result\"\uae40\uc815\uad00\" [Herald Economy=Reporter Lee Won-yul] Kim Jung-kwan, minister of Trade, Industry and Energy, said on May 19 that he is earnestly hoping for a decisive settlement between Samsung Electronics and its labor union.<\/p>\n

During a plenary session of the National Assembly\u2019s Committee on Trade, Industry, Energy, SMEs and Startups, Minister Kim said he has been careful that his comments not affect the ongoing second-stage post-adjustment mediation over the union\u2019s threatened strike.<\/p>\n

He nonetheless emphasized that the government must prevent the union\u2019s planned strike, which is scheduled to run from May 21 through June 7.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll citizens are worried about the fallout a strike at Samsung Electronics would cause,\u201d he said. \u201cWe all understand the harm a strike would bring, and if our society cannot resolve this, I worry about our ability to address future challenges.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added that, since the previous day, he has been following the mediation results \u201cprayerfully,\u201d taking care with both his words and his conduct, and that he fervently hopes for an outcome the nation supports.<\/p>\n

\n Kim previously mentioned invoking emergency mediation\n<\/div>\n

On May 14, Minister Kim posted on X (formerly Twitter) that given the gravity and the potentially unimaginable ripple effects of this issue, a strike must be prevented under any circumstance. \u201cAs industry minister, if a strike occurs I believe invoking emergency mediation would be unavoidable,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n

If the government invokes emergency mediation, unions must suspend all industrial action for 30 days.<\/p>\n

That authority can be exercised by the minister of Employment and Labor when labor actions threaten to significantly harm the national economy.<\/p>\n

\u201cSamsung Electronics\u2019 importance to our economy cannot be overstated,\u201d Kim said. \u201cSamsung\u2019s performance and stock price directly affect citizens through roughly 4.6 million shareholders and various pension funds, including the National Pension Service.\u201d<\/p>\n

He warned that once the company loses competitiveness, it would not simply drop to second place \u2014 it could struggle to survive. \u201cIf a strike were to occur under those conditions, it would inflict irreparable economic damage,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Responding to Kim\u2019s comment that emergency mediation would be inevitable if the union launched a full strike, the Blue House said on May 15 that the minister was speaking in his official capacity.<\/p>\n

In a briefing, Blue House communications chief Lee Kyu-yeon said, \u201cWe hope a strike never happens. We view this with deep concern and worry.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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