The Korea Intellectual Property Protection Agency (Director Kim Seong-gwan, hereinafter referred to as the Agency) established a sisterhood relationship with Amsa General Market located on Sangam-ro, Gangdong-gu, Seoul, on Friday, July 23, and agreed to work together to end COVID-19 by delivering quarantine supplies such as masks and hand sanitizers.
This sisterhood agreement was promoted as part of the "One Institution-One Market Sisterhood" campaign to revitalize traditional markets and the local economy, which have been struggling due to the impact of COVID-19.
Accordingly, the Agency will actively encourage employees living in the area to shop at traditional markets, promote consumption at traditional market shopping districts during various events or purchases, and actively participate in supporting farmers by purchasing agricultural products as encouragement gifts for employees on occasions such as the anniversary of the Agency's founding.
Director Kim Seong-gwan of the Agency stated, "We express our heartfelt sympathy to the merchants of local traditional markets who are suffering due to the spread of COVID-19. Through this sisterhood relationship, we will realize the social value of public institutions and continuously pay attention to and do our best to support the revitalization of the local economy."
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