Incheon, Korea's First Fair Trade City... Re-certified to Maintain Status for 2 Years

Incheon City Hall

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyesook] On the 15th, Incheon City announced that it has received re-certification as a Fair Trade City from the Korea Fair Trade Village Committee, maintaining its status for two years until November 2023.

With this, Incheon, which was certified as Korea's first Fair Trade City in 2017, has succeeded in its second re-certification challenge following the first this year, establishing itself as a Fair Trade City in its fifth year.

A Fair Trade City is designated when a local government applies for certification to the Korea Fair Trade Village Committee, undergoes an evaluation, and is granted certification status, with re-certification evaluations conducted every two years.

The Korea Fair Trade Village Committee grants certification only to cities that meet five criteria: ▲enactment of fair trade support ordinances ▲securing usage and sales channels for fair trade products ▲community certification within the region ▲education and campaign activities ▲formation of a fair trade committee and consultative body.

In Incheon's case, not only has it secured sales channels, but Songdo High School and The Week & Resort have been certified as fair trade schools and companies, respectively, and five organizations including the Incheon Yeonsu Regional Self-Sufficiency Center have declared their commitment, actively expanding the community. Additionally, over the past two years, various activities such as producing educational videos and training fair trade village experts have been carried out, earning positive evaluations.

On the 20th, Incheon City will receive the Fair Trade Village certification plaque from the Korea Fair Trade Village Committee at the '2021 Incheon Fair Trade Festival' held at the Incheon Global Campus Gymnasium.

Following Gyeyang-gu becoming the nation's first certified fair trade autonomous district, Yeonsu-gu and Bupyeong-gu have also enacted fair trade support ordinances, raising expectations for the launch of fair trade autonomous districts.

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