[Photo] Yu Deok-yeol, Dongdaemun-gu Mayor, Attends Press Briefing on National Safety Mask Distribution Initiative

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Yoo Deok-yeol, Mayor of Dongdaemun District, attended a press briefing held at 11:30 a.m. on the 17th in the briefing room on the 2nd floor of Seoul City Hall, hosted by the Seoul Northeast District Autonomous Districts Fashion and Sewing Industry Development Council to promote the distribution of the National Safety Mask.

This briefing was organized to announce the agreement reached on the 13th by the nine autonomous districts (Dongdaemun, Jungnang, Jongno, Jung-gu, Seongdong, Gwangjin, Seongbuk, Gangbuk, Dobong), members of the Seoul Northeast District Autonomous Districts Fashion and Sewing Industry Development Council (Chairman Ryu Kyung-gi, Mayor of Jungnang District), representatives of local sewing cooperatives, Seoul City, the Small Business Research Institute, and the National Safety Mask Production Council to produce and distribute the National Safety Mask.

According to the agreement, Dongdaemun District plans to produce 100,000 National Safety Masks through sewing cooperatives and distribute approximately 70,000 masks to low-income vulnerable groups and social welfare facilities, and about 30,000 masks to facility workers and volunteers.

Yoo Deok-yeol, Mayor of Dongdaemun District, stated, “The production of National Safety Masks is expected to solve mask supply issues and create work opportunities for sewing companies.”

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