Volvo Group Donates Over 300 Million Won to International Red Cross for COVID-19 Relief

Volvo Construction Equipment Provides Masks and Hand Sanitizers Worth 150 Million KRW to Customers, Partners, and Employees

[Asia Economy Reporter Ki-min Lee] Volvo Group, a manufacturer of construction heavy equipment, trucks, buses, ships, and industrial engines, announced on the 24th that it donated over 300 million KRW to the International Red Cross to help overcome the COVID-19 crisis. Additionally, it stated that it provided personal hygiene products such as masks and hand sanitizers worth approximately 150 million KRW to Volvo Construction Equipment customers, partners, and employees in Korea.

Masks and hand sanitizers will be prioritized for the Daegu and Gyeongbuk regions, which have been declared special disaster areas, and distribution will be expanded nationwide depending on supply conditions.

Volvo Group Korea explained that it established a proactive infectious disease response manual from the early stages of the COVID-19 outbreak. To protect about 16,000 employees working at business sites nationwide, including the production plant and R&D center in Changwon, Gyeongnam, infection prevention guidelines were posted, and hand sanitizers, masks, and other supplies were placed throughout the facilities to ensure strict personal hygiene at all times.

Furthermore, visits to the Changwon plant scheduled by Volvo Group offices worldwide, including Germany, India, and China, were postponed, and external contacts were minimized while making mask-wearing mandatory within the company. Pregnant employees were strongly encouraged to work from home, and online video meetings were held instead of face-to-face meetings to prevent infection among Volvo employees and to stop further spread within the local communities where the business sites are located.

Yang Seong-mo, CEO of Volvo Group Korea, said, “Volvo Construction Equipment Korea has actively supported recovery efforts at disaster sites by having over 100 employees voluntarily participate in blood donation campaigns or by providing construction equipment such as Volvo excavators and trucks during national disasters like the 2015 MERS outbreak and the 2019 Goseong wildfire in Gangwon Province.” He added, “As the entire nation is overcoming the current COVID-19 situation with one heart, all stakeholders of Volvo Construction Equipment Korea, including customers, partners, and employees, will strictly maintain personal hygiene to prevent COVID-19, and the group will generously support these efforts.”

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