Korea Seven Receives Minister of Employment and Labor Commendation...Promoting Employment of Persons with Disabilities

Korea Seven, the operator of convenience store Seven Eleven, announced on the 14th that it received the Minister of Employment and Labor Commendation at the '2023 Disability Employment Promotion Conference' hosted by the Ministry of Employment and Labor on the 13th, making it the only domestic large corporation and distribution company to be awarded.

Lee Jung-yoon, Head of Compliance Division at Korea Seven (right in the photo), is receiving a commendation for contributions to promoting employment of persons with disabilities from Lee Jung-sik, Minister of Employment and Labor.
[Photo by Korea Seven].

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The Disability Employment Promotion Conference is a government award system that recognizes employers and citizens who have contributed to promoting the employment of people with disabilities to raise awareness about disability employment.

Korea Seven was recognized for establishing a mutual cooperation system with the Korea Employment Agency for the Disabled, expanding employment of people with disabilities, and actively providing convenience to disabled employees, earning the Minister of Employment and Labor Commendation.

Korea Seven has continuously held disability recruitment briefings through job fairs since 2017, and during the hiring process, it conducts interviews by directly visiting the Korea Employment Agency for the Disabled, implementing a recruitment system centered on job seekers with disabilities rather than employers.

After hiring, to facilitate commuting for disabled workers, Korea Seven assigns them to branches near their residences and provides assistive technology devices called 'EasyCom' free of charge to workers with severe disabilities, making efforts to improve work convenience for people with disabilities.

Korea Seven also continues efforts to improve awareness of disabilities in the workplace. It conducts 'Disability Awareness Improvement Education' annually to help employees understand the correct definition of disability and shift their perspectives on disabilities.

Kim Il-yeon, head of the Seven Eleven HR Innovation Team, said, "Through active hiring of disabled workers, we are striving not only to meet the mandatory employment rate but also to fulfill corporate social responsibility and practice ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) management." He added, "We will continue to work to create a work environment where all employees can work energetically."

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