Gwangyang Steelworks Provides Quality Jobs to Vulnerable Groups through Smart Farm

Support for Economic Independence of Vulnerable Groups through Joint Participation of Public, Private, and Corporate Sectors

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Heo Seon-sik] POSCO Gwangyang Steelworks (Director Kim Ji-yong) announced on the 8th that it held a handover ceremony for the project ‘Urban In Smart Farm,’ aimed at supporting the economic independence of vulnerable groups in collaboration with institutions and local governments.

The ceremony was attended by 15 officials, including Lee Cheol-ho, Executive Director of Gwangyang Steelworks; Kim Kyung-ho, Deputy Mayor of Gwangyang; Choi Yeon-cheol, Vice President of Yeosu Gwangyang Port Authority; Shin Hyun-sook, CEO of Jeollanam-do Welfare Foundation; and Lee Jae-ho, Director of Gwangyang Regional Self-Support Center.

‘Urban In Smart Farm’ not only has the advantage of cultivating crops stably indoors regardless of weather or seasonal changes but is also expected to become a new alternative in the agricultural environment facing challenges such as climate change, as it is established within the city as an innovative agricultural model for citizens.

Furthermore, this handover ceremony holds greater significance as a win-win cooperation model involving the public, private sectors, and corporations, supporting the economic independence of vulnerable groups through job-creating projects.

The smart farm, to be established in the fourth quarter of this year in Gwangyang-eup with an area of 165m2, will provide jobs by employing 10 households selected by Gwangyang City. In addition to the farm, a complex cultural space including a harvest experience program for consumers and a farm cafe will be operated together, raising expectations to become a new tourist attraction in Gwangyang.

At the event, Lee Cheol-ho, Deputy Director of Gwangyang Steelworks, said, “I hope the smart farm will become an inclusive space of hope where vulnerable groups can become independent by providing stable jobs,” and added, “Gwangyang Steelworks will continue to strive to solve the problems faced by the local community together.”

Meanwhile, Gwangyang Steelworks is making efforts to support the social advancement and economic independence of vulnerable groups through job-creating projects such as the ‘Happiness Connection Laundry’ and ‘Specialized Training for Developmentally Disabled Pastry Chefs.’

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