"Shall We Go to the Market Using Onnuri Gift Certificates?" ... SNT Fires 500 Million Won 'Bullets' to Help Small Business Owners

Employees to Receive '300,000 Won' Each to Support Local Merchants Struggling Due to COVID-19

Third Initiative to Revive Neighbor Economy Following Changwon Love Gift Certificates Distributed Last Year and Early This Year

SNT Heavy Industries Changwon Headquarters.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Kim Yong-woo] SNT, a global defense company in the Busan-Gyeongnam region specializing in the production of firearms and personal weapons, fired a refreshing "bullet" at the end of this year.

The "bullet" this company fired is Onnuri gift certificates. These bullets become a pleasant gift for employees and serve as a vitalizing nutrient for local small business owners such as self-employed merchants.

SNT announced on the 30th that employees of its affiliates in Changwon and Busan decided to contribute sincerely to help local self-employed business owners struggling due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic.

They are encouraging the use of Onnuri gift certificates worth 300,000 KRW per employee within the neighborhood. With about 1,600 employees in total, this amounts to approximately 500 million KRW.

The gift certificates are a welcome present for both the users and the recipients. They become a "treasure" in the employees' pockets and provide considerable sales to traditional market merchants.

Previously, SNT Heavy Industries warmed up employees and the local market by distributing Changwon Love gift certificates worth a total of 250,000 KRW per person twice?once in May last year and again during this year's Lunar New Year?using the in-house labor welfare fund accumulated to improve worker welfare.

An SNT official said, "With social distancing measures being reinforced again due to the spread of COVID-19 and the Omicron variant, the livelihoods of local small business owners are increasingly threatened. We hope that employees of SNT affiliates can be a small help to neighboring merchants."

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