Sandangong, Working Hard to Overcome COVID-19 by Helping Rural Areas with Farm Labor

Helping Hands for Garlic Farmers in Cheongdo-gun on the 8th

Kim Jeonghwan, Chairman of the Korea Industrial Complex Corporation (right), and the corporation's executives and employees are visiting garlic farms in Cheongdo County to assist with the harvesting work.

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Cheol-hyun] Korea Industrial Complex Corporation (Chairman Kim Jeong-hwan, hereinafter referred to as KICO) announced on the 8th that it has designated the entire month of June as the 'Rural Labor Assistance Focus Period' to overcome COVID-19 and will support local farms facing labor shortages during the peak farming season.

About 50 KICO executives and employees, including Chairman Kim Jeong-hwan, visited garlic farms in Cheongdo County on the day, supporting harvesting and sorting work while complying with COVID-19 prevention guidelines such as wearing masks.

This activity, involving the Daegu headquarters and Daegu regional office, was promoted as part of company-wide support activities for farms experiencing labor shortages in various regions throughout June. Previously, we conducted weeding work at the Busan Bapppun Sharing Community Shin-ho Garden in Gangseo-gu, Busan, by the Busan headquarters; side shoot removal work at the jujube cherry tomato farms in Sejong City by the Chungcheong headquarters; and pruning work at fig farms in Yeongam County by the Daebul branch.

Chairman Kim Jeong-hwan of KICO said, "I hope this will be of some help to local farmers who are struggling with manpower supply due to aging and COVID-19," and added, "We will continue to strive to be a public institution that practices regional coexistence and social value, as well as rural labor assistance activities."

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