Yeosu City - LG Chem Sign Agreement for 'Priority Hiring of Local Residents in Yeosu Industrial Complex'

Agreement Signed in Yeosu Mayor's Office on the 16th... 18th Company, Yeosu City and Yeosu Industrial Complex Joint Development Council Actively Mediate

[Yeosu=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Cheol-hoon] Jeonnam Yeosu City (Mayor Jeong Gi-myeong) and LG Chem (Resident Executive Yoon Myung-hoon) signed an agreement on the afternoon of the 16th in the mayor's office for the 'Priority Hiring of Local Residents in Yeosu Industrial Complex.'

With this, the number of companies in the Yeosu National Industrial Complex that have signed the 'Priority Hiring of Local Residents Agreement' with Yeosu City has increased to a total of 18.

According to the city, this agreement was prepared through several working-level meetings under the active leadership of Kim Shin, Secretary General of the Yeosu Industrial Complex Joint Development Council.

Mayor Jeong Gi-myeong and Resident Executive Yoon Myung-hoon promised to cooperate further to resolve youth unemployment in Yeosu and promote regional development according to the agreement.

Accordingly, LG Chem will actively reflect a reasonable system plan for priority hiring of local residents starting from new recruitment.

Yeosu City plans to support various corporate promotions so that more industrial complex companies can participate in priority hiring of local residents and will continue to promote infrastructure improvement projects such as roads, rivers, and transportation facilities within the industrial complex.

Resident Executive Yoon Myung-hoon said, "For a company to develop, coexistence with the local community is more important than anything else," and added, "I hope this agreement will help solve the unemployment problem of local youth."

Mayor Jeong Gi-myeong of Yeosu said, "I hope that through this agreement, more excellent local youth will be employed at LG Chem and lead the company's development," and "I ask LG Chem to continue to be a reliable partner for the citizens of Yeosu."

Meanwhile, since 2017, Yeosu City has been promoting the 'Priority Hiring of Local Residents Agreement,' with 18 companies in the Yeosu Industrial Complex participating, including LG Chem, GS Caltex, Namhae Chemical, and Kumho Petrochemical.

Yeosu=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Cheol-hoon hss79@asiae.co.kr

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