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Labor Minister Kim Young-hoon on the 20th thanked both sides for reaching a tentative agreement through autonomous labor-management talks, saying they kept the lines of communication open until the end.
At a briefing that night at the Gyeonggi Regional Employment and Labor Office, Kim said, \”We support democracy because we believe in the power of dialogue to solve the common challenges before us.\”
He said the public, who watched anxiously amid difficult domestic and international conditions, deserves much of the credit, adding that this helps explain why Samsung is often regarded as a national company.
Kim said government officials provided substantial assistance, and that Park Soo-geun, chair of the Central Labor Relations Commission, played a central role in narrowing the gap between labor and management.
He said Samsung employees were the ones most harmed during the dispute, and he expressed hope they would return to work with renewed dedication befitting a national company and help lead South Korea forward.
He described the dispute as a \”growing pain,\” saying that resolving it through dialogue amid sweeping changes demonstrated the resilience of \”K-democracy.\”
He added that he hopes Samsung will navigate both technological challenges and labor-management relations in a manner worthy of the company.
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