Hankook Tire Opens 'Donggeurami Car Wash'... "Leading Job Creation for People with Disabilities"

[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunseok Yoo] Korea Tire & Technology (Korea Tire)'s subsidiary-type standard workplace for the disabled, Korea Donggeurami Partners, announced on the 20th that it will create jobs for the disabled by opening Donggeurami Car Wash and Cafe in the Korea Engineering Lab building located in Jang-dong, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon.

The newly opened Donggeurami Car Wash and Cafe provide stable jobs for socially vulnerable groups, including people with disabilities. It is operated to improve employee welfare. After a preliminary training period at the Daejeon Developmental Disability Support Center, eight employees, including those with severe disabilities, have started working. Services are provided for company vehicles and employees' cars.

Korea Donggeurami Partners, which had 78 employees (42 disabled, 36 non-disabled) at its establishment in 2015, has increased to a total of 154 employees (89 disabled, 65 non-disabled), about twice the number, continuously striving for employment growth and qualitative development through additional job development.

In particular, to provide systematic training for people with severe disabilities, the company is enhancing employees' professional skills in cooperation with the Vocational Competency Development Institute. It has maintained an organic relationship with the local community by providing workplaces as field training sites for people with severe disabilities from special schools for the disabled and social welfare facilities.

In addition to the Korea Engineering Lab Donggeurami Car Wash and Cafe, Korea Donggeurami Partners employees provide laundry services for work uniforms and bakery products for employees at the Pangyo headquarters in Gyeonggi-do, Geumsan factory, and Daejeon factory. They support office administration at five locations, including the headquarters, contributing to the welfare improvement of Korea Tire members.

Jung Il-ryong, CEO of Korea Donggeurami Partners, said, "Based on the support of Korea Tire, which is leading corporate social responsibility management, we are creating jobs for people with disabilities through various businesses," adding, "As part of ESG (Environmental, Social Responsibility, Governance) management, we will continue to provide opportunities for people with disabilities to become independent and create a happy workplace together."

Meanwhile, Korea Donggeurami Partners, a subsidiary-type standard workplace for the disabled established by Korea Tire in 2015, is carrying out various activities to expand employment of people with disabilities, stabilize employment, improve treatment for long-term retention, establish a safe and pleasant working environment, operate early adaptation programs, and spread awareness improvement for people with disabilities.

It operates entrusted businesses such as 'laundry service,' 'office administration,' 'car wash service,' 'cafe,' and 'bakery' at five locations including Korea Tire headquarters in Pangyo, Gyeonggi-do, Daejeon factory, Geumsan factory, Korea Technodome, and Korea Engineering Lab. It was recognized for its contribution to improving the culture of employing people with disabilities, receiving the Disabled Employment Excellence Employer Certification and the Prime Minister's Award for Promotion of Disabled Employment in 2019, and the Minister of Health and Welfare Award for Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities in 2018.

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