Lee Jae-yong—Publicly apologized for decades of Samsung union-busting and pledged to allow organizing
Lee Jae-yong issued a public apology on May 6, 2020 for Samsung's decades of union suppression, stating: 'I offer a sincere apology to every person who has been hurt by Samsung's labor union issues. From now on, we will ensure that there's no more about a union-less Samsung.' Samsung subsequently signed collective agreements with four unions in August 2021.
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Worker Rights | +toward | primary | +1.00 |
| Overall incident score = | +0.664 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (high ×1.5) × confidence (0.59)× agency (reactive ×0.75)
Evidence (1 signal)
Publicly apologized for decades of Samsung union-busting and pledged to allow organizing
Lee Jae-yong issued a public apology on May 6, 2020 for Samsung's decades of union suppression, stating: 'I offer a sincere apology to every person who has been hurt by Samsung's labor union issues. From now on, we will ensure that there's no more about a union-less Samsung.' Samsung subsequently signed collective agreements with four unions in August 2021.