Sokcho City Officially Launches Haetsal Laundry Self-Support Enterprise, Strengthening Local Self-Reliance

Sokcho City: Five Low-Income Residents Participate
Transition from Work Group to Self-Support Enterprise

On December 1, Sokcho City in Gangwon Province held a launch ceremony at the business site (8-1, Sajin 4-gil, Building A) to mark the transition of Haetsal Laundry, previously a market-type self-support work group under the Sokcho Regional Self-Support Center, into a self-support enterprise, signaling a new beginning.

Lee Byungseon, mayor of Sokcho, is taking a commemorative photo after holding the launch ceremony of Haetsal Laundry, a self-sufficiency enterprise, on the 1st. Provided by Sokcho City

The launch ceremony was attended by over 50 people, including Lee Byungseon, Mayor of Sokcho, the heads of the Regional Self-Support Center Association and the Self-Support Enterprise Association Gangwon Branch, city council members, heads of institutions and social organizations, and participating residents.

Haetsal Laundry, the self-support enterprise, is operated by five low-income residents and mainly provides laundry services for accommodation businesses both inside and outside Sokcho City, as well as laundry services for firefighting protective clothing in Gangwon Province. Since its inception as a market-type self-support work group in January 2022, it has achieved steady sales growth and business stability, meeting the requirements to become a self-support enterprise and officially launching as a business.

The Sokcho Regional Self-Support Center is currently operating 15 self-support work groups, including Mippeunhankki (lunchbox business group), and one self-support enterprise, thereby expanding the foundation for local self-reliance. Choi Jin, Director of the Self-Support Center, stated, "We plan to provide ongoing mentoring and business consulting to ensure the stable operation of the self-support enterprise."

Lee Byungseon, Mayor of Sokcho, said, "The transition to a self-support enterprise is not just an organizational change but a promise to grow independently and move forward together with the local community," adding, "The city will actively support Haetsal Laundry so that it can further contribute to regional development."

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