▲ President Lee Jae Myung (Yonhap)
▲ President Lee Jae Myung (Yonhap)

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Lee says rights of management should be respected as much as labor rights

SEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung said Monday that companies' management rights should be respected as much as labor rights.

Lee posted the message on his X account as Samsung Electronics Co. and its unionized workers were set to begin negotiations for a last-minute breakthrough ahead of the union's planned 18-day strike starting Thursday.

"In South Korea, which has adopted the basic orders of democracy and free market economy, labor should be respected as much as companies, and corporate management rights should also be respected as much as labor rights," Lee wrote.

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