SK Group Employees Blood Donation Relay Expansion

SK members are participating in a relay blood donation event to overcome COVID-19 at the Seorin Building in Jongno-gu, Seoul on the 3rd. Photo by SK Group

[Asia Economy Reporter Hwang Yoon-joo] A blood donation relay to help overcome the blood supply shortage is spreading throughout the SK Group.

On the 3rd, SK announced that it held a blood donation event for its employees at the Seorin Building in Jongno-gu, Seoul, where the headquarters of SK Inc., SK Innovation, and SK E&S are located.

Following the Seorin Building employees, on the 7th, SK Construction employees involved in building SK Hynix's M16 plant (Icheon, Gyeonggi) will participate in blood donation. On the 23rd, the blood donation relay will continue at SK Hynix's Bundang office.

Earlier, on the 23rd of last month, SK Materials (Yeongju, Gyeongbuk), on the 24th SK Hynix (Icheon, Gyeonggi) and SK Inc. C&C (Bundang and Pangyo, Gyeonggi), on the 25th SK Networks Service (Jung-gu, Seoul), and on the 30th employees from SK Discovery, SK Chemicals, SK Gas, SK D&D, and SK Bioscience joined the relay. Other affiliates are coordinating future schedules with the Korean Red Cross.

SK's blood donation relay began last May, centered on ICT affiliates. As blood donors sharply decreased due to the COVID-19 pandemic, worsening the blood supply shortage, employees from 11 SK ICT affiliates including SK Telecom, SK Broadband, SK Planet, and ADT Caps rolled up their sleeves.

The relay extended nationwide, starting from Daegu to Seoul, Busan, Daejeon, and Wonju. Upon hearing about the relay, Chairman Chey Tae-won made a surprise visit to the blood donation event at SK Telecom's headquarters in Euljiro, Seoul, and participated.

The relay initiated by SK ICT affiliates spread to other affiliates, and by the 1st of this month, about 2,000 people applied, with approximately 1,600 passing preliminary tests and completing blood donations. The blood donation relay utilized the ‘Red Connect’ blood donation app jointly developed by SK Telecom and the Korean Red Cross.

Meanwhile, SK's active involvement in blood donation aligns with Chairman Chey Tae-won's philosophy that “in times of crisis, companies should serve as a safety net for stakeholders.”

In a video message sent to employees last March, Chairman Chey urged, “Especially in difficult times like COVID-19, companies must establish new safety nets for society, customers, and employees.”

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