Seoul Metro, Labor and Management Donate 680 Million Won... 9,197 Employees Participate

Matching Grant and Spare Change Collection Amounting to 64 Million Won Also Scheduled for Donation

Kim Sang-beom, President of Seoul Metro (right), and Yoon Young-seok, Chairman of the Seoul Community Chest of Korea (left), held a donation ceremony at the Fruit of Love Seoul Branch on the 26th.

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] Seoul Metro announced on the 31st that it has donated 680 million won collected by employees to the Community Chest of Korea, widely known as ‘Sarangui Yeolmae’ (Fruit of Love), to mark the 4th anniversary of the corporation’s founding.

On the 26th, Seoul Metro and the Community Chest held a donation ceremony at the Sarangui Yeolmae Seoul Branch, attended by key figures including Kim Sang-beom, President of Seoul Metro, the chairpersons of the corporation’s two major labor unions, and Yoon Young-seok, Chairman of the Seoul Community Chest of Korea.

The fundraising was a joint effort between labor and management, with 9,197 employees participating. The collected donations will be used to support vulnerable groups in the Seoul area, such as basic livelihood security recipients, who are facing hardships due to COVID-19.

Seoul Metro explained that despite financial difficulties caused by a significant decrease in transportation revenue and increased quarantine costs due to COVID-19 since last year, the event was held with the intention of helping neighbors who are struggling more because of the pandemic and overcoming challenges together through labor-management cooperation.

Additionally, Seoul Metro has designated the period from the 31st to June 16 as ‘Volunteer Week’ and plans to fulfill its social responsibility as a public enterprise by using 64 million won collected through matching grants and salary rounding donations by mid-June to support partnered welfare facilities or purchase traditional market gift certificates to donate to neighbors.

Kim Sang-beom, President of Seoul Metro, said, “Labor and management have united with the shared intention of providing even a small help to neighbors suffering from COVID-19 hardships. We will continue to take the lead in fulfilling social responsibilities by standing together with the local community in times of difficulty as a public enterprise.”

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