Mr. Lee — known as J.Y. Lee in the West — ​also ​apologized for “all those who have been hurt in labor issues,” renouncing Samsung’s decades-old “no union” philosophy and vowing to respect its workers’ right to organize independent labor unions. Samsung’s tight control of labor activism was often cited as a key reason the company was able to grow so rapidly while other conglomerates, like Hyundai, were often crippled by militant labor activism at their work sites.

Source: New York Times May 29, 2020 13:30 UTC