Dongjak-gu Disabled Protection Workshop Mask Factory Operation Begins

On the 17th, MFDS approval completed for production of medical masks... Full-scale production line operation starts this month... Approximately 190 million KRW secured through next year's public project to produce children's and droplet-blocking masks... Daily production of 20,000-30,000 units expected, creating new jobs for disabled people and improving welfare

Lee Chang-woo, Mayor of Dongjak District, is visiting the mask factory at the Dongjak District Disabled Protection Workshop to inspect the production process.

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Dongjak-gu (Mayor Lee Chang-woo) is installing and fully operating a mask production line within the Dongjak-gu Disabled Protection Workshop to respond to the spread of infectious diseases such as COVID-19.

To protect residents' health rights, the district decided in April to establish a mask factory (24, Deungyong-ro 14-gil) within the Dongjak-gu Disabled Protection Workshop, and secured about 250 million KRW through a supplementary budget in May to install ▲ one 3D mask production machine ▲ three semi-automatic packaging machines.

Additionally, to produce health masks, the district applied for manufacturing and product approval of quasi-drugs to the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety on September 23 and received final approval on November 17.

Currently, 10 disabled workers are employed at the mask factory, which can produce 20,000 to 30,000 adult-sized ‘Our Neighborhood Fine Dust Protection Mask (KF94)’ per day, with a maximum monthly production capacity of 600,000 masks.

Next year, using about 190 million KRW of national and city funds secured through this year's '2021 Disabled Vocational Rehabilitation Facility Function Enhancement Project' competition, the district plans to establish production lines for children's masks and splash-proof (KF-AD) masks and begin production in the second half of the year.

The district plans to purchase masks distributed annually to protect vulnerable groups from infectious diseases and fine dust from the facility in accordance with the Special Act on Priority Purchase by Persons with Severe Disabilities, and will send official letters to over 1,000 public institutions and city/county/district offices nationwide to help open sales channels.

It is expected that the sales revenue from the mask factory through expanded sales channels will have welfare improvement effects such as hiring at least two new disabled workers annually and increasing wages for disabled employees.

Lee Sun-hee, Director of the Senior and Disabled Division, said, "We will do our best to support this as a successful case of disabled employment policy that satisfies both public interest and profitability," and added, "We will continue to make every effort to protect vulnerable groups such as seniors and disabled people from the threat of COVID-19 infectious disease."

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