Seoul Metro-Seoul Urban Railway Green Environment Join Efforts to Help Residents Affected by East Coast Wildfires

Construction executives and employees voluntarily raised 41.37 million KRW... Purchased gift certificates through Community Chest of Korea and donated
Subsidiary Seoul Metro Green Environment also volunteered for quarantine at disaster victims' shelters and delivered necessary items such as masks

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] Employees of Seoul Metro and its subsidiary Seoul Metro Green Environment actively participated in helping residents affected by the wildfires that occurred on the 4th in the East Coast areas including Uljin and Donghae.

On the 20th, the company announced that it conducted a fundraising campaign for wildfire victims among its employees from the 11th to the 15th, lasting five days, resulting in participation from 8,439 employees and raising 41.37 million KRW. The company donated the funds to the Community Chest of Korea (Love Fruit) on the 18th. The donation will be delivered to the affected residents in the form of Gangwon Province gift certificates, which will help revitalize the local economy.

Employees of Green Environment, a subsidiary responsible for cleaning and disinfection services on subway lines 5 to 8, also joined in helping residents by volunteering in the wildfire-affected areas. Green Environment employees visited temporary shelters over two days, the 15th and 16th, to conduct thorough disinfection to prevent further spread and provided necessary protective supplies such as masks and hand sanitizers.

In 2019, Seoul Metro also purchased and donated 4.3 tons of rice from Goseong and Sokcho to support residents affected by wildfires in Gangwon Province. Every year, through voluntary employee donations, the company continues social contribution activities aimed at coexistence and cooperation with local communities and support for socially vulnerable groups. Green Environment also carries out ongoing disinfection volunteer activities annually at shelters for the homeless, multicultural schools, and other vulnerable social facilities where infection control may be weak.

Lee Eun-gi, Director of Planning and Coordination at Seoul Metro, said, “It is hard to fully comprehend the heartbreaking feelings of residents affected by the wildfires. We prepared donations together with employees with the hope of helping even a little,” adding, “We will actively consider follow-up support to help revitalize the local economy and find ways to provide maximum assistance to the disaster areas.”

Lee Soon-ho, President of Seoul Metro Green Environment, said, “With the increasing spread of Omicron, we urgently headed to the site out of concern that those who suddenly lost their living spaces might suffer health problems,” and added, “We will continue local disinfection activities until the COVID-19 situation is resolved.”

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