Samsung Electronics labor and management on the morning of the 19th entered the second day of post-mediation hosted by the Central Labor Relations Commission under the Ministry of Employment and Labor (MOEL). Labor and management agreed during post-mediation the previous day to continue talks until 7 p.m. Park Su-keun, chairperson of the Central Labor Relations Commission, said to reporters as he went into the post-mediation meeting, "Some (differences between labor and management) are narrowing."
Chairperson Park entered the Central Labor Relations Commission conference room at the Government Complex Sejong at 9:55 a.m. When reporters asked, "When do you plan to present a mediation proposal?" Chairperson Park said, "We will see whether the two parties can ultimately reach a deal, and if that does not happen, we will present it." He added, "For now, both parties still have a possibility of reaching a deal," and "We will proceed while watching that (possibility of a deal)."
The mediation proposal is a final plan drafted by a commissioner of the Central Labor Relations Commission after compiling labor and management's views and reconciling the two sides' positions. If labor and management accept and sign the mediation proposal presented by the commission, it carries the same legal effect as a collective agreement.
Earlier, Samsung Electronics labor and management held post-mediation from 10 a.m. to 6:20 p.m. the previous day. The two sides did not produce a negotiation plan that day and agreed to continue post-mediation through today. Today's meeting runs from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. However, the meeting time could be extended and may be prolonged through the 20th.