Gyeonggi Province Provides Cooling Gear to Outdoor Workers in 31 Cities and Counties as Follow-up to Heatwave Measures

Gyeonggi Province has fully allocated 1.59 billion KRW to all 31 cities and counties for the support project providing cooling gear to outdoor workers, following the special directive of Gyeonggi Governor Kim Dongyeon.

This project is part of Gyeonggi Province's "Emergency Measures Against Extreme Heat," which aims to prevent heat-related illnesses among workers at small-scale construction sites and those working in rice paddies and fields.

The entire budget for this initiative was sourced from the Disaster Relief Fund.

To ensure rapid support, Gyeonggi Province instructed each city and county to distribute cooling gear, such as ice vests and cooling sleeves, to outdoor workers through local volunteer disaster prevention teams and community leaders who are conducting heatwave monitoring activities.

Gyeonggi Provincial Government

Additionally, Gyeonggi Province has secured an extra 2.6 billion KRW in Special Disaster and Safety Grants from the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, which will be used to expand heatwave mitigation facilities and implement related measures in parallel.

This year, Gyeonggi Province is responding to the heatwave by allocating various resources, including 6.8 billion KRW from the provincial disaster management fund for the installation of heatwave mitigation facilities, 2 billion KRW from the disaster relief fund for protection measures in vulnerable sectors, and 1.49 billion KRW in special grants for heatwave response measures.

The current cooling gear support project is a targeted, on-site initiative that continues these efforts.

Lee Jongdon, Director of Safety Management at Gyeonggi Province, stated, "We will continue to listen to feedback from the field and provide practical support so that those vulnerable to heatwaves can spend the summer more safely and comfortably."

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