LG Uplus Employees Volunteer to Install 'Gaeguri Sadari' Playground Equipment

LG Uplus employees are volunteering to install frog ladders in amphibian habitats in Yangseo-dong, Yangsan-si, Gyeongnam.

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Hye-sun] LG Uplus announced on the 15th that it conducted an employee volunteer activity to install "frog ladders" to protect endangered amphibians.

The frog ladder installation volunteer activity is a biodiversity conservation effort jointly carried out by the non-governmental organization (NGO) Korea Federation for Environmental Movements and LG Uplus, continuing from last year. It was established to help endangered amphibians cross concrete irrigation channels.

In its second year, about 60 LG Uplus employees participating in the frog ladder installation volunteer activity have been installing frog ladders since last month in areas such as Siheung and Paju in Gyeonggi Province, Asan in Chungnam Province, and Yangsan in Gyeongnam Province, where endangered species like the Suwon tree frog, golden frog, yellow-bellied tree frog, and black-spotted pond frog inhabit.

On the 13th, in Yangsan City, frogs were captured crossing irrigation channels by climbing the ladders, and the globally endangered species, the Korean crevice salamander (Goridorongnyong), was also discovered.

Last year, LG Uplus employees participated in environmental conservation activities including installing frog ladders, transplanting acorn seedlings, and making soil balls with effective microorganisms (EM) for river cleanup. Additionally, around 7,000 employees contributed annually to various volunteer activities such as producing electronic books for the visually impaired and creating pop-up books for children without guardians. LG Uplus encourages employee participation in volunteer activities by providing eight hours of paid volunteer leave annually, supporting volunteer activity expenses and supplies, offering sharing mileage benefits, and recognizing achievements on the 1365 Volunteer Portal.

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