Yongsan-gu Holds Employee Reading Marathon Competition

As part of the 2020 Former Good Workplace Creation Project... Read desired books and write reviews of over 500 characters... Converted 500 pages to 1 km, souvenirs provided to employees who complete the challenge

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Yongsan-gu (District Mayor Seongjanghyun) will continue the ‘Employee Reading Marathon Competition’ until November to foster a healthy workplace atmosphere.

This is in accordance with Article 11 of the Reading Culture Promotion Act (Promotion of Reading in the Workplace). It is also a measure for COVID-19 social distancing.

The method is simple. Employees read books and write a short book review of at least 500 characters. The number of pages read is converted to distance, with 500 pages equaling 1 kilometer (km), increasing the distance as more books are read. Employees who complete the full 42.195 km will receive a commemorative gift.

Additionally, the seven employees who read the most books at the district office (including community service centers) will receive a commendation from the district mayor and a cash prize of up to 300,000 KRW.

A district official said, “Excluding textbooks, periodicals, comics, photo albums, and exam preparation books, employees can freely choose any books they want,” adding, “We encourage reading in a variety of fields to help improve work skills.”

This competition is part of the district’s ‘Creating a Good Workplace’ project, which has been ongoing since 2006 to realize the value of work and life balance (work and life balance, work and life balance).

This year, the district plans to implement a good workplace culture through programs such as ▲Health Project ‘100 Days Miracle’ (March to July) ▲Happy Rest ‘Mind Simpyo’ (ongoing) ▲‘Culture Day’ with team members (June to October) ▲Emotional ‘Office Music Broadcast’ (ongoing) ▲I am also a chef ‘Delicious Cooking Class’ (June to July) ▲Fun to choose ‘Honey Lecture Series’ (September to October).

In particular, around June, the district will focus on the employee mental health (Mind Simpyo) program to relieve stress accumulated from COVID-19 and help psychological stability.

Yongsan District Mayor Seongjanghyun said, “Public officials are very exhausted due to over three months of COVID-19 quarantine and the 21st general election,” adding, “Reading can help restore mental stability.”

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