Minister Kim Young-hoon of the Ministry of Employment and Labor said on the 3rd, "The amended law on Articles 2 and 3 of the Labor Union Act does not allow for indiscriminate bargaining or illegal strikes."
On the same day, Minister Kim said this during a meeting with personnel and labor executives (CHO) from 23 corporations, including Samsung, SK, Hyundai Motor, LG, and CJ.
Minister Kim met with the business community for the first time since the draft of the amendment to Articles 2 and 3 of the Labor Union Act was approved at the Cabinet meeting on the 2nd. According to the Cabinet meeting's resolution, the amended Labor Union Act will take effect on March 10 next year.
Minister Kim acknowledged the business community's concerns about the law's implementation, stating, "Given that the law's enforcement date is becoming clearer, the government will prepare measures to ensure the law's intent can be fully realized without ignoring the concerns raised on the ground during the six-month preparation period."
He also noted, "During discussions with organizations such as the Korea Employers Federation (KEF), the American Chamber of Commerce in Korea, and the European Chamber of Commerce in Korea, I promised to establish a field support task force to communicate with labor on various opinions raised in the field, and I will eliminate uncertainties by preparing detailed guidelines and manuals."
Minister Kim added, "We plan to examine the supplier-vendor relationships of major corporations by region and industry, and to develop negotiation standard models, simulations, and other measures that can promote collaborative negotiations."