HD Hyundai said on the 11th that Honorary Chairman Kwon Oh-gap met with former heads of the labor union branch to spend time communicating for the company's sustainable development and the building of solid labor-management trust.
Honorary Chairman Kwon recently held a luncheon meeting at the VIP center of HD Hyundai Heavy Industries in Ulsan with five former heads who led the Metal Workers' Union Hyundai Heavy Industries Branch from 2014 to 2023.
At the meeting, Honorary Chairman Kwon said, "Although the shipbuilding industry has entered a boom recently, global competition is becoming even fiercer, including China's rapid pursuit," and asked, "For the sustainable growth of HD Hyundai Heavy Industries, please join hands between labor and management and pool your wisdom."
HD Hyundai said Honorary Chairman Kwon Oh-gap, after taking office as president of Hyundai Heavy Industries in 2014, led intensive management reforms while not letting go of the thread of mutual growth under the belief that "labor and management are partners in the same boat."
In particular, when Park Geun-tae, then head of the branch in 2023, was imprisoned for union activities, Honorary Chairman Kwon quietly visited the prison for a meeting and offered comfort, saying, "It is regrettable that this situation occurred while each of us was performing our roles. Let's meet again in good health."
The former heads who attended the meeting said, "We agree that labor and management must join forces for the company's centennial vision, moving beyond past confrontations," and added, "We will continue to serve as a bridge so that voices from the field are well conveyed to management."
An HD Hyundai official said, "This meeting is an extension of the 'on-site management' and 'people-centered management' that Honorary Chairman Kwon has consistently emphasized," and added, "Based on the belief that partner-like trust between labor and management is true competitiveness, we will continue candid communication and mutually beneficial management."