Gyeonggi Province and Provincial Government Labor Union Donate 110.8 Million Won in Relief Funds for Largest Earthquake Damage in History

Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Dong-yeon (third from the left) and representatives of three labor unions from the Gyeonggi Provincial Government are taking a commemorative photo after presenting a donation to Lee Jae-jeong, Chairman of the Korean Red Cross Gyeonggi Province Chapter (third from the right), on the 28th. Photo by Gyeonggi Province

Officials from the Gyeonggi Provincial Government donated 110 million KRW collected for refugees in the T?rkiye and Syria regions affected by the earthquake to the Korean Red Cross. This donation is the largest amount ever voluntarily raised by the provincial government employees.

On the 28th, Gyeonggi Governor Kim Dong-yeon and three public servant labor unions of the Gyeonggi Provincial Government (Gyeonggi Provincial Government Public Servants' Union, National Public Servants' Union Gyeonggi Branch, and Gyeonggi Integrated Public Servants' Union) handed over 110.8 million KRW collected from employees and 17.08 million KRW from the Gyeonggi Volunteer Fire Brigade Association to Lee Jae-jeong, Chairman of the Korean Red Cross Gyeonggi Chapter, at the Gyeonggi Provincial Government office.

Governor Kim Dong-yeon said, "It is very meaningful as the union members and Gyeonggi officials united to contribute bit by bit. Gyeonggi provided relief funds to T?rkiye faster than the central government or any other local government. It is great that Gyeonggi took the lead early and created a good precedent."

Chairman Lee Jae-jeong expressed gratitude, saying, "The employees of the Gyeonggi Provincial Government have made a new history. It is truly a beautiful act. Our fundraising efforts are overwhelmingly ranked first among Red Cross societies worldwide."

During the donation ceremony, a handover event was also held for the relief fund of 1 million USD that Gyeonggi Province delivered to the Korean Red Cross on the 7th, immediately after the earthquake occurred.

Following the earthquake, on the 7th, in accordance with Article 8 (Disaster Relief Support) of the Ordinance on Promotion of International Exchange and Cooperation of Gyeonggi Province, the province transferred 1 million USD in relief funds to the Korean Red Cross for disaster recovery support and relief supplies.

Gyeonggi Province established a friendship and cooperation agreement with Istanbul Province of T?rkiye in February 2012 and has maintained cooperative relations in the fields of economy, trade, investment, agriculture, science, technology, tourism, culture, and arts.

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