Mapo-gu Song Insu, Head of Public Relations Department, "I will take a filial piety leave"

Mapo-gu Public Officials Granted One Day of Filial Duty Leave, Participation Encouraged for Mapo-gu Affiliated Organizations and Private Consignment Companies

Leave Available for Traveling with Direct Ascendants, Accompanying Hospital Visits, Visiting Gravesites, etc., Verified Through Supporting Documents

Park Gang-su, Mayor of Mapo-gu, “We hope Mapo-gu public officials set an example in the community by practicing filial piety first”

Park Gang-su, Mayor of Mapo District, is awarding a commendation to a filial public official in celebration of Family Month last May.

"I wanted to visit home often, but I never had the time. Now, I must hurry to see my parents during this opportunity."

This is what Jo Mo, a Grade 8 clerk living alone in Seoul, said.

Mapo-gu (Mayor Park Gang-su), which is leading the spread of filial culture in the community by pioneering the nation’s first ‘Filial Duty Meal’ project, will provide filial duty leave to Mapo-gu public officials starting July 1.

This is the first initiative among Seoul’s autonomous districts, created as an effort to reflect on and practice the meaning and value of filial piety amid a social atmosphere where the significance of family is fading due to the increase of single-person households and nuclear families.

The filial duty leave is one day of paid leave provided until the end of the year and can be used for ▲ traveling accompanied by direct ascendants ▲ accompanying hospital visits ▲ visiting hometown ▲ visiting gravesites or columbariums where direct ascendants are enshrined.

The district plans to actively encourage employees to utilize the ‘filial duty leave’ and properly manage its use through verification of supporting documents.

Additionally, the district will inform affiliated organizations such as the Facility Management Corporation and Mapo Cultural Foundation, as well as private consignment companies, about the purpose of the ‘filial duty leave’ and encourage their participation.

Park Gang-su, Mayor of Mapo-gu, stated, “In these times when conflicts between classes, generations, and cultures are increasing, filial piety is not a forgotten ideology but a fundamental human value that can harmoniously integrate society. Through the ‘filial duty leave,’ I hope Mapo-gu public officials practice filial piety first, setting an example in the community and becoming public servants who serve residents with filial devotion.”

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