Lee Chan-hee, chairman of Samsung’s Compliance Committee, answers reporters’ questions before attending a regular meeting of the Compliance Committee held at Samsung Life Insurance in Seocho-gu, Seoul, on Jan. 20. News1
Samsung’s Compliance Committee is strengthening labor-management relations by bringing in a labor expert as it launches its fourth term. The committee has strongly called for a healthy tension between labor and management, as well as the institutionalization of compliance management, as key conditions for Samsung to leap forward as a top global company.
“For Samsung to become the global best, a healthy tension between labor and management must be established,” Lee Chan-hee, chairman of Samsung’s Compliance Committee, said in the committee’s 2025 annual report released Wednesday. To this end, the fourth-term committee reorganized its labor rights subcommittee and others to enhance expertise.
Referring to this year’s wage negotiations, Lee said, “Amid considerable concerns, Samsung showed a mature stance in terms of compliance management.” He added, “This is a time when management and compliance, the union and the company, and Samsung and the public must demonstrate the skill of a three-legged race,” reiterating the importance of compliance management.
With Samsung E&A (028050) newly joining earlier this year, the number of affiliated companies under the committee’s oversight increased from seven, including Samsung Electronics (005930), to eight. Namgung Hong, CEO of Samsung E&A, said, “We will firmly root a culture of integrity-based management across our entire operations.”
Meanwhile, the committee supported Samsung’s integrity-based management by holding a total of 26 online and offline meetings over the one-year period from April 2025. Last year, it held workshops on topics including commercial law and artificial intelligence (AI) to expand communication with affiliated companies. In March this year, it continued effective oversight activities, including sharing the results of an evaluation of the effectiveness of the compliance control system, with compliance support officers from all eight companies in attendance.