Gwangju Urban Railway Corporation Selected as 'Best' in Ministry of the Interior and Safety Management Evaluation... Ranked No. 1 Nationwide

The Nation's First Urban Railway Operator to be an Excellent Institution for 8 Consecutive Years

Yoon Jin-bo, President of Gwangju Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Gwangju Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation (President Yoon Jinbo) received high praise for its proactive efforts in responding to COVID-19.

Gwangju Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation announced on the 5th that it was selected as the best institution nationwide, ranking first among 272 local public enterprises in the Ministry of the Interior and Safety's '2021 National Local Public Enterprise Management Evaluation.'

It is the first urban railway operator nationwide to be selected as an excellent institution for eight consecutive years.

The corporation was highly evaluated for its proactive and active COVID-19 response efforts, including establishing a disaster control tower to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic, operating the conscience mask program, field-customized quarantine measures, regional win-win marketing such as rent reductions for benevolent landlords, and a citizen consolation project to overcome COVID-19.

Additionally, through facility inspection and management using drones and IoT, it was selected as an excellent institution in the Ministry of the Interior and Safety's disaster management evaluation, recognized as an excellent institution in the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport's unscheduled emergency response training, ranked first nationwide for two consecutive years in the Ministry of the Interior and Safety's customer satisfaction survey, and certified as an excellent institution in human resource development, reflecting outstanding achievements in various fields.

In particular, it was praised for setting an example as a local public enterprise by realizing social values in harmony with the region, such as implementing a fare exemption system for pregnant women and multi-child families, operating human rights patrols, achieving first grade in the nation's first joint inspection of human rights impact assessments for partner companies, promoting the use of the Gwangju Win-Win Card, supporting local alleyway markets, hiring local talents, and opening and sharing public resources.

President Yoon Jinbo said, “Being selected as the best institution in the Ministry of the Interior and Safety's local public enterprise management evaluation this time has achieved the best performance among urban railway operators nationwide,” and added, “I thank the citizens who supported us and will continue to do our best to implement ESG management based on labor-management coexistence.”

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