Cities Opening 'Work-Life Balance Week'! ... Busan Work-Life Balance Fair, "Pursuing a Happy City with Work and Life Harmony"

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] The 2022 Busan Work-Life Balance (WLB) Fair, which aims to spread the culture of work-life balance and create a happy city, will be held from the 7th to the 11th.

Busan City announced on the 6th that it has designated this period as the nation’s first-ever "WLB Week" to promote the culture of work-life balance and to hold events to build Busan as a "WLB Happy City."

WLB is an abbreviation of "Work-Life Balance," meaning the balance between work and life.

This WLB Fair is hosted by Busan City and the Busan Employment and Labor Office, and organized by the Busan Work-Life Balance Support Center, Busan Women and Family Development Institute, and Busan Employers Federation.

Starting with the ▲WLB Week Commemoration Ceremony and Work-Life Balance Slogan Proclamation held at 2 p.m. on the 7th in the main auditorium on the first floor of City Hall, the event will include ▲WLB Talk Show ▲WLB Special Lecture ▲Photo Exhibition and Contest ▲Meetings with companies discovered by the Promotion Team ▲Cultural Performances ▲WLB Campaigns, and more.

At the ceremony, an awards ceremony will be held for companies selected in the "4th WLB Excellent Company Competition," who have consistently practiced WLB despite the difficult circumstances of COVID-19.

Following the ceremony, a "WLB Talk Show" themed "Happy Workplace Culture through WLB" and a special lecture on creating organizations that harmonize work and life will take place.

On the 8th, a "WLB Film Talk Concert" will be held at the Busan Cinema Center, and on the 11th, a "I Am Also a Singer! Office Worker Band Performance" will be held at Seomyeon Youth Street, and a "WLB Influencer Invitation Happiness Project" will be held on the outdoor rooftop of Yongho Bay Cruise Terminal.

In addition, various side events such as ▲Visits to companies practicing WLB ▲WLB Photo Exhibition ▲2022 Summer! WLB 1-Minute Highlight Video Contest are prepared.

Busan citizens can participate in major events in real time through the 2022 Busan WLB Fair website.

Mayor Park Hyung-joon emphasized, "Busan is the first city in the nation to open WLB Week," adding, "WLB is the key to solving low birth rates and aging population, and also a path to achieving corporate growth."

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