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HD Hyundai Heavy Industries’ labor and management have established a “labor-management joint advisory committee” to collaboratively address developments in the shipbuilding sector, including “smart shipyards” and “automated systems,” and to develop mutually advantageous solutions.

HD Hyundai Heavy Industries announced on the 11th that it conducted a “launch ceremony for the labor-management joint consultative body to shape the future direction of K-Shipbuilding” on the 10th at its Ulsan headquarters. The event was attended by Geum Seok-ho, president of HD Hyundai Heavy Industries; Kim Dong-ha, head of the Metal Workers’ Union Hyundai Heavy Industries Branch; Yang Young-bong, head of the Ulsan Regional Office of the Ministry of Employment and Labor; Hwang Ki-don, chairman of the Na-eun Tomorrow Research Institute; and other participants.

The labor-management joint consultative body is a collaborative organization formed as a result of an agreement between workers and management during the collective bargaining process last year. With the industrial model of shipbuilding and heavy industries quickly moving towards robot- and AI-driven smart manufacturing, the main objective is to develop strategies for mutual growth between labor and management in the “smart shipyard.” HD Hyundai Heavy Industries and three shipbuilding subsidiaries under HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering are actively implementing collaborative robots and automated systems for tasks like welding.

Amid these shifts in the workplace, ongoing conversations will focus on building an effective working environment where experienced workers, new local employees, and international laborers can work together. The advisory group intends to conduct regular weekly meetings to exchange updates on evolving work practices resulting from the development of smart shipyards and the implementation of advanced technologies, as well as to address critical matters like employment, occupational safety and health, and staffing systems that could emerge.

Specifically, HD Hyundai Heavy Industries chose to engage outside specialists during the discussion process to maintain the consultative body’s expertise and impartiality. In his opening speech, Yang Young-bong, director of the Ulsan Regional Office at the Ministry of Employment and Labor, stated, “HD Hyundai Heavy Industries is a place filled with a strong spirit of determination and practicality. For mutual development between labor and management, we all need to combine our knowledge and commitment.”

Kim Dong-ha, leader of the Metal Workers’ Union’s Hyundai Heavy Industries branch, remarked, “With various changes, such as job transitions, anticipated during the industrial transformation, I hope that labor and management can collaboratively outline future strategies beginning with the establishment of this advisory committee.” Geum Seok-ho, CEO of HD Hyundai Heavy Industries, stated, “The labor-management joint advisory committee was launched based on the understanding that thorough communication is essential for the company’s sustainability and the job security of its employees. As a responsible partner, we will strive to build a work environment where future generations would be eager to work.”

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