Gwangju Nam-gu Council Gifts Sister Organizations with Products Made by Severely Disabled Persons

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Jin-hyung] The Nam-gu Council of Gwangju Metropolitan City announced on the 25th that it purchased products made by persons with severe disabilities to exchange as gifts during visits to sister organizations.

Products made by persons with severe disabilities are items produced at vocational rehabilitation facilities for the disabled. This time, the Nam-gu Council purchased 100 laundry soap sets produced by Sohwa Aram Ilteo, a vocational rehabilitation facility for the disabled located in Bongseon-dong, Nam-gu.

Although a special law mandates that public institutions in Gwangju prioritize purchasing at least 1% of their total procurement from products made by persons with severe disabilities, the actual purchase performance has been low, indicating a need for improvement efforts.

A Nam-gu Council official stated, “In the past, we usually gave local specialties as gifts during visits to sister organizations, but recently, due to the spread of COVID-19 and the successive cancellation of events, products made by persons with severe disabilities have faced difficulties in market development, so we decided to make this purchase. In 2019, we enacted the Ordinance to Promote Priority Purchase of Products Made by Persons with Severe Disabilities to support the economic independence of persons with disabilities and provide stable employment.”

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