Coway Expands Employment Opportunities for People with Disabilities

[Asia Economy Reporter Donghyun Choi] Coway declared its commitment to ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) management through the employment of people with disabilities by signing an agreement to promote the employment of people with disabilities with the Korea Employment Agency for the Disabled on the 21st.

According to Coway on the 24th, the signing ceremony held at the Seoul Customized Training Center of the Korea Employment Agency for the Disabled was attended by Park Hwajin, Vice Minister of Employment and Labor, Jo Hyanghyun, Chairman of the Korea Employment Agency for the Disabled, and Jeon Hyeonjeong, Executive Director of Coway's Management Support Headquarters. They signed a business agreement to revitalize the employment of people with disabilities and agreed to actively cooperate to promote employment of people with disabilities.

Through this agreement, they agreed to mutually cooperate to promote employment of people with disabilities by ▲developing suitable jobs and customized recruitment ▲expanding training and development of suitable personnel ▲expanding work support services for disabled workers ▲strengthening workplace education to improve awareness of disabilities ▲supporting adaptation and enhancing communication for disabled workers.

A Coway official said, “This agreement is meaningful as part of practicing ESG management by providing a stable foundation for self-reliance for marginalized groups,” adding, “We will faithfully fulfill the social role of the company through sustainable job creation and expansion of employment for people with disabilities.”

Meanwhile, as part of practicing ESG management, Coway established a wheelchair basketball team to create jobs for people with disabilities and promote disabled sports. All 11 members, including players and coaching staff, were hired as Coway employees. The official launching ceremony will be held on May 4th at G Tower in Guro-dong, Seoul, and the team plans to begin full-scale activities.

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