CEO Lee Myung-woo of Dongwon Industries Joins the 'Thanks to You Challenge' Campaign

CEO Lee Myung-woo (fourth from the left) joined the employees in participating in the 'Thanks to You Challenge' campaign.

[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Saeng-hye] Lee Myung-woo, CEO of Dongwon Industries, and employees announced on the 5th that they participated in the 'Thanks to You Challenge' campaign.

The Thanks to You Challenge is a national support campaign initiated by the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters to overcome the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19). Participants express gratitude and respect for medical staff through sign language in photos or videos, then attach three hashtags: '#덕분에캠페인', '#덕분에챌린지', '#의료진덕분에', and nominate the next participant to join.

On the 1st, CEO Lee participated in the 'Thanks to You Challenge' campaign together with maritime staff and employees of the Dongwon Industries deep-sea fishing vessel 'Adria' docked at the Orient Shipyard located in Gamcheon Port, Busan, which had entered Busan for repairs and supplies after fishing in the Indian Ocean. Deep-sea fishing vessels operating in the Indian Ocean usually undergo repairs in nearby countries such as Mauritius, but due to COVID-19, shipyards in Indian Ocean coastal countries are not operating normally, so they took a long route back to Korea.

CEO Lee said, "Walking around the repair site wearing work clothes and masks in the heat, I felt grateful not only for the hard work of the workers but also for the dedication of medical staff who are wearing thick protective gear and devoting themselves to COVID-19 prevention on site." He encouraged employees by saying, "Let's all participate in the 'Thanks to You Challenge' and do our best to overcome this difficult time with good results."

Meanwhile, CEO Lee was nominated by Seo Jong-seok, CEO of MSC Korea, on the 20th of last month to participate in the Thanks to You Challenge, and he nominated Hong Jin-geun, CEO of Suhyup, Hong Yoon-hee, Secretary General of WWF Korea, and Kim Young-mok, CEO of G&M Global Cultural Foundation as the next participants.

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