Financial Industry Public Interest Foundation Supports COVID-19 Crisis Overcome with Goods Worth 200 Million KRW

Support of 20,000 Filter-Replacement Cotton Masks (Including Filters) for Vulnerable Groups in Seoul Area
Provision of KF94 Masks and Health Supplements to Financial Industry Call Center Workers

Min Byung-deok, CEO of the Financial Industry Public Interest Foundation (right), and Park Hong-bae, Chairman of the National Financial Industry Labor Union, are posing for a commemorative photo at the 'COVID-19 Crisis Overcoming Support Goods Delivery Ceremony' held on the 7th at the Seoul Banking Hall. (Photo by Financial Industry Public Interest Foundation)

[Asia Economy Reporter Kangwook Cho] The Financial Industry Public Interest Foundation announced on the 7th that it will provide goods worth 200 million KRW to help overcome the COVID-19 crisis.

First, a total of 20,000 cotton masks (worth 140 million KRW) will be donated to autonomous districts in the Seoul area where the number of confirmed cases has recently been high. These cotton masks are filter-replaceable and were produced with the help of the Seoul Sewing Cooperative. Each district office will select vulnerable groups and provide them with 10 filters included.

Additionally, the foundation will support health supplements (Vitamin C) worth 40 million KRW for call center workers in the financial industry nationwide, and especially provide 6,000 KF94 health masks for call center workers in the Daegu area.

Min Byeongdeok, chairman of the Financial Industry Public Interest Foundation, said, "I hope that the goods prepared through the joint efforts of financial labor and management during these difficult times will help overcome the COVID-19 crisis, even if only a little."

Meanwhile, the Financial Industry Public Interest Foundation has allocated a total budget of 2 billion KRW for the 'COVID-19 Spread Prevention and Damage Support' project through board approval, of which 200 million KRW will be provided first, with additional support planned depending on the COVID-19 situation.

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