Gyeongnam Yangsan-si, 'Beyond Family-Friendly Institution, Towards Family-Friendly City'

2020 Family-Friendly Organization Re-Certification

Ministry of Gender Equality and Family '2020 Family-Friendly Institution' Certification Plaque (Photo by Yangsan City)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Kang Sharon] Yangsan City in Gyeongnam announced on the 3rd that it has been selected again as a ‘2020 Family-Friendly Institution’ organized by the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family.

The city, which was first certified as a family-friendly institution in 2012, received an extension of validity in 2015 and re-certification in 2017. This year, it has once again acquired the status of a public institution exemplary in operating family-friendly systems, maintaining the qualification until November 2023.

‘Family-Friendly Certification’ is a system that grants certification through evaluation to public institutions and companies that operate family-friendly systems such as support for childbirth and child-rearing, flexible working hours, and the creation of a family-friendly workplace culture. The certification is awarded by the Minister of Gender Equality and Family after document review and on-site inspection of the target institutions.

The city has been striving to create a family-friendly workplace by operating various family-friendly programs such as reduced working hours during pregnancy, delivering congratulatory gifts to employees who give birth, encouraging flexible working hours, and promoting parental leave.

Kim Il-kwon, Mayor of Yangsan City, said, “By exemplary fostering a family-friendly workplace culture, we will create a city where it is good to work and raise children.”

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