[Edaily Reporter SOYEON KIM ] LG Display is strengthening its cooperation with the Ministry of Employment and Labor, labor unions, and partner companies to create a safe workplace. The company has agreed to expand communication between prime contractors and subcontractors and to join forces to protect vulnerable workers and establish a culture of voluntary safety.

LG Display announced on the 30th that it held a “Roundtable Discussion on Creating Safe Workplaces for Prime Contractors and Subcontractors” with the Goyang Branch Office of the Ministry of Employment and Labor at its Paju plant in Gyeonggi Province on the 29th.

The roundtable was attended by Jeong Eon-suk, Director of the Goyang Branch of the Ministry of Employment and Labor; Kim Seong-hee, Chief Safety and Environment Officer (CSEO) of LG Display; Jeong Sang-sik, Chairman of the LG Display Labor Union; Lee Ki-sang, Chief Human Resources Officer (CHO) of LG Display; and representatives from major partner companies.

The attendees shared examples of safety and health initiatives and on-site improvements from LG Display’s labor-management collaboration and discussed ways to establish a voluntary safety culture involving both the labor union and management.

In particular, they agreed to create a safe working environment based on communication and cooperation between prime contractors and subcontractors, and to strengthen joint efforts for mutually beneficial cooperation with partner companies and the protection of vulnerable workers. This meeting is significant in that it reinforces a cooperative framework in which prime contractors and subcontractors jointly work to prevent safety accidents.

The Goyang Regional Office of the Ministry of Employment and Labor provided guidance on the key provisions of the amended Trade Union Act and important considerations regarding its implementation. It also urged cooperation to maintain stable labor-management relations based on mutual respect and trust between prime contractors and subcontractors.

Jeong Eon-sook, Director of the Goyang Regional Office, stated, “Creating a safe workplace requires the active participation and cooperation of both prime contractors and subcontractors,” adding, “I hope this meeting will serve as an opportunity to strengthen trust and communication between them and to establish cooperative labor-management relations through the protection of vulnerable workers and the promotion of a safety culture.”