Hanwha Total Creating Jobs in Seosan, Now Drawing Attention with 'Seosan Bapsang'

[Asia Economy Reporter Hwang Yoon-joo] Hanwha Total carried out win-win activities for local farms and client companies struggling due to the prolonged impact of COVID-19, in celebration of Chuseok, the biggest traditional Korean holiday.

Hanwha Total held the 'Seosan Table Day' event, purchasing agricultural and marine products from the Seosan area in Chungnam, where the company is located, and delivering them to the cafeterias of domestic small and medium-sized client companies.

Hanwha Total's 'Seosan Table Day' is a win-win activity that helps both local farms and client companies by purchasing agricultural and marine products from the local community, which has faced sales difficulties due to COVID-19, and delivering them to client company cafeterias.

For this event, about 50 million KRW was budgeted to purchase Seosan specialty products such as rice, garlic, gim (seaweed), gamtae (edible seaweed), potatoes, nakji jeotgal (fermented octopus), salt, sesame oil, and ginger yugwa (traditional Korean sweets). The funds for purchasing agricultural and marine products were provided through the fund that Hanwha Total annually contributes to the Foundation for Large, Small, and Medium Enterprises and Agriculture-Fishery Cooperation.

The Seosan agricultural products purchased by Hanwha Total were delivered to 30 domestic client companies ahead of Chuseok. The satisfaction of client company employees who tasted the Seosan specialties was very high.

Hanwha Total also uses the 'Seosan Table Day' event as an opportunity to promote Seosan specialty products. Purchase information is sent along with the agricultural products to client companies to promote sales and facilitate purchasing connections.

Kim Bo-kyung, CEO of Yet Hyanggi Village Mill, who supplied sesame oil for Seosan Table Day, expressed gratitude, saying, "It was difficult as sales channels were blocked due to COVID-19, but Hanwha Total purchasing our local agricultural and marine products for a good cause and even promoting them is very much appreciated."

Meanwhile, Hanwha Total is carrying out various social contribution activities to practice coexistence with the Chungnam Seosan-Daesan area where the company is located.

To enhance community welfare, funds collected by employees are regularly provided as scholarships and school development funds to help local youth realize their dreams and grow into talented individuals. They also offer new educational opportunities by holding environmental and science classes.

In particular, last year, to help the local community overcome COVID-19, Hanwha Total's labor and management jointly raised a disaster fund of 100 million KRW, delivering masks and hand sanitizers to vulnerable groups and purchasing protective suits needed for quarantine activities. Through continuous social contribution activities, Hanwha Total is taking the lead in coexistence with the local community.

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