Samsung Electronics and its South Korean labor union will resume pay negotiations on Monday with a government mediator, the union said. This could ease concerns about a potentially disruptive strike at the tech giant.
The union announced Saturday that Samsung had replaced its representative for the talks. The two sides will also hold a separate meeting later Saturday.
The union did not elaborate on Saturday's agenda. Samsung declined to comment.
The announcement came shortly after Samsung Chairman Jay Y. Lee apologized to customers and the public over the labor dispute in his first public comments on the issue.
"I sincerely apologize to customers around the world for causing anxiety and concern due to issues within our company," Lee said.
Government officials have voiced concerns that a strike should be avoided, warning it could pose significant risks to economic growth and exports. Samsung is the world's biggest memory chipmaker, supplying Nvidia, AMD, and Google.
The union said Friday it remained committed to a planned strike starting next week, even after the company proposed resuming talks unconditionally.
