Samsung Electronics (005930.KS) Executive Chairman Jay Y. Lee called on the company's labor union to "move wisely in one direction" amid the union's announcement of a general strike following the breakdown of labor-management negotiations.
Speaking to reporters at Gimpo International Airport on Thursday after returning from an overseas business trip, Lee said, "I sincerely apologize to customers around the world for the anxiety caused by our internal company issues." He added, "I bow my head in apology to the Korean people, who have always supported, loved, and challenged Samsung."
Addressing the union, Lee said, "Members of the labor union and members of Samsung, we are one body, one family." He continued, "Now is the time to move wisely in one direction. I will take the harsh wind and rain, and I will take all the blame on myself. Let us do our best so that we can take pride in being Samsung people."
