Kia Labor-Management and Road Traffic Authority "Leading Efforts to Spread Traffic Safety Culture"

At the MOU signing ceremony held on the 19th at Kia Autoland Gwangmyeong, (from left) Choi Jong-tae, head of the Kia Motors branch of the Metal Workers' Union, Lee Joo-min, chairman of the Road Traffic Authority, and Kia CEO Choi Jun-young are taking a commemorative photo.

[Asia Economy Reporter Changhwan Lee] Kia labor and management and the Korea Road Traffic Authority announced on the 20th that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to promote domestic traffic safety culture.

With the signing of the MOU, Kia labor and management agreed to cooperate with the Korea Road Traffic Authority to inspect the traffic safety status within Kia's domestic workplaces and to prevent serious accidents such as traffic accidents at the workplaces.

The MOU was signed on the 19th at Kia Autoland Gwangmyeong (located in Gwangmyeong-si, Gyeonggi Province), with attendees including Lee Jumin, Chairman of the Korea Road Traffic Authority, Choi Junyoung, CEO of Kia, and Choi Jongtae, Head of the Metal Workers' Union Kia Branch.

Earlier, at the end of last month, Kia labor and management and the Korea Road Traffic Authority conducted an 'In-house Traffic Safety Detailed Inspection' on Kia's major workplaces such as Autoland Gwangmyeong, Hwaseong, and Gwangju to fundamentally eliminate risk factors related to road environment, logistics systems, traffic guidance systems, and management systems.

At the MOU signing ceremony, Kia labor and management and the Korea Road Traffic Authority shared the results of the in-house traffic safety detailed inspection and agreed to continuously cooperate to establish a safe road environment within the workplaces based on these results.

They also agreed to conduct public interest campaigns to promote domestic traffic safety culture (compliance with the 30 km/h speed limit in school zones) and environmental protection (proper mask disposal methods). The public interest campaign will be broadcast starting from the 21st through the Korea Traffic Broadcasting (TBN) of the Korea Road Traffic Authority.

A Kia official stated, "Going forward, Kia will fulfill its social responsibilities not only by promoting traffic safety culture and environmental protection as a company that prioritizes people and the environment but also through ESG management.”

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