"Sharing with the Community!" … Busan Port Authority Volunteers to Help with Labor at Gijang Fishing Village

Busan Port Authority participates in volunteer work to assist with labor in the Gijang fishing village.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Du-yeol] Busan Port Authority (BPA) conducted volunteer work to assist fishing villages on the 15th at Idong Village, Gijang-gun, Busan.

BPA executives and employees carried out facility maintenance tasks such as painting buildings and cleaning floors for remodeling idle facilities in the village, together with Idong Village residents and the Korea Water Resources Corporation Busan Fishing Village Specialized Support Center.

In April 2020, BPA signed an MOU with the Korea Water Resources Corporation and established a rural-urban win-win cooperation fund to support the coexistence and self-reliance of local fishing villages.

The fund is being used for cooperative projects such as supporting the construction and operation of a seafood direct sales center in Idong Village.

BPA planned the volunteer activities to strengthen communication and exchange with village residents and to support existing fishing village jobs and income generation.

They also carried out social contribution activities by donating miyeok, a specialty product of Idong Village, to 200 single-parent families and unmarried mothers and fathers in the Busan and Gyeongnam areas.

Kang Jun-seok, BPA President, said, “We will continue to carry out various community-oriented social contribution activities and practice a culture of sharing together with the local community.”