Public Shopping, 5-Hour Special Broadcast on the 20th for 'Disability Day'

Special Exhibition Featuring Products from 5 Disabled-Owned Businesses

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Cheol-hyun] Public Home Shopping announced on the 20th that it will hold a special exhibition for "Disabled Persons' Day," featuring products from companies run by disabled individuals for 5 hours. This special exhibition was planned to commemorate the 40th anniversary of "Disabled Persons' Day" this year, aiming to promote the excellence of products from disabled-owned companies and encourage consumption. The exhibition will broadcast ▲Jewel Line Aurora 2 ▲Haneulcheong Sikhye ▲Teuntni Stainless Steel Laundry Dryer ▲Korean Pork Thinly Sliced Samgyeopsal ▲BaroBaro Wireless Vacuum Packaging. All five companies are either led by disabled representatives or have a workforce with more than 30% disabled employees.

Mugunghwa Electronics, which produces "BaroBaro Wireless Vacuum Packaging," employs 145 disabled workers. Disabled individuals directly participate in production, and the facility has been designated as a production site for products made by severely disabled persons. Sejun Food, which produces "Haneulcheong Sikhye," has received certification as a "Standard Workplace for Disabled Persons," equipped with production facilities suitable for disabled workers. They conduct employment training for disabled students from nearby high schools and currently employ 13 disabled individuals.

Jewel Line, maker of "Jewel Line Aurora 2," Steel Art, maker of "Teuntni Stainless Steel Laundry Dryer," and Morning Commerce, maker of "Korean Pork Thinly Sliced Samgyeopsal," are companies led by disabled representatives. Public Home Shopping has consistently sold products from these disabled-owned companies. Mugunghwa Electronics joined Public Home Shopping when it launched in 2015, and its sales, which were about 500 million KRW annually at the time, increased to 3 billion KRW within a year. Based on this sales growth, they have steadily focused on employing disabled workers and improving workplace conditions. 'Jewel Line joined in 2018 and recorded orders worth 8.4 billion KRW last year alone, becoming one of Public Home Shopping's top 10 hit products. "Korean Pork Thinly Sliced Samgyeopsal" joined in March last year and has surpassed 40,000 orders.

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