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As soon as the strike of subcontractor workers at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering is over, this time, discussions on the sale plan are in full swing.
The labor union strongly protested when the chairman of Korea Development Bank, the major shareholder, discussed the possibility of a separate sale.
Reporter Cheon Hyun-soo.
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Korea Development Bank Chairman Kang Seok-hoon said that there is a possibility of a separate sale of Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering.
Chairman Kang, who attended the plenary session of the National Assembly’s Political Affairs Committee, said that he was considering various sales plans as well as strengthening the competitiveness of Daewoo Shipbuilding.
It is a change from the standpoint that separate sales are difficult.
[강석훈/산업은행 회장 : “(대우조선) 자체 경쟁력이 약화된 측면이 가장 문제라고 생각합니다. 경쟁력 강화와 더불어 다양한 매각 방안을 검토하고 있습니다.”]
The separate sale of Daewoo Shipbuilding is a method of selling the defense industry such as building warships and submarines, special ships to domestic companies, and merchant ships to domestic or overseas companies.
It is considered as an easy way to find a buyer.
However, it has been pointed out that it is difficult to separate the shipbuilding dock, manpower, and facilities into special ships and merchant ships, and there are concerns regarding technology leakage overseas.
The labor union of Daewoo Shipbuilding strongly opposed the Korea Development Bank, saying it was the epicenter of the separate sale plan.
This is because there is a great risk of changes in employment conditions and the future of the company becoming uncertain.
[정상현/대우조선노조 지회장 : “대우조선 매각은 구성원의 이해와 동의 없이 산업은행의 일방적인 플랜만으로 절대 진행될 수 없음을 분명히 알아야 할 것이다.”]
A total of 4.2 trillion won was invested by creditors into Daewoo Shipbuilding.
Korea Development Bank paid 2.6 trillion won, or 62%.
A consulting report that will include plans to improve Daewoo Shipbuilding’s competitiveness and deal with the sale is expected to be released in a month or two.
This is Hyeonsu Cheon from KBS News.
Video Editing: Jinyoung Ahn
