Gyeonggi-do Agricultural and Marine Products Promotion Agency Re-selected as Family-Friendly Certified Organization

Gyeonggi-do Agricultural and Marine Products Promotion Agency has been reselected as a family-friendly certified organization by the government. Photo by Gyeonggi-do Agricultural and Marine Products Promotion Agency

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] The Gyeonggi-do Agricultural and Marine Products Promotion Agency has been reselected as a family-friendly certified organization by the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family.

The agency announced on the 2nd that after a reassessment this year, the certification validity period has been extended until November 29, 2024. The agency was first selected as a family-friendly certified organization for three years starting December 1, 2019.

The family-friendly certification is a system in which the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family certifies public institutions and companies that exemplary operate family-friendly systems such as support for childbirth and child-rearing, flexible working hours, to create a family-friendly workplace culture harmonizing work and family life.

The agency actively supports employees' harmonious balance between family and work life through the operation of various family-friendly systems, including ▲ Family Love Day ▲ Time-selective commuting system ▲ Activation of family care leave ▲ Leisure support such as clubs.

An Dae-seong, Director of the Gyeonggi Agricultural and Marine Products Promotion Agency, said, "By creating a good workplace, we expect the pride and satisfaction of the agency's employees to be enhanced, which will also improve the quality of public services for residents." He added, "We will continue to focus on establishing a family-friendly management foundation and efforts so that the family-friendly culture can spread to the private sector as well."