Where is the Sock Industry Mecca Producing 40% of National Socks?

Dobong-gu Prepares Support Measures for Sock Manufacturing Industry

Expansion of Supported Companies for Work Environment Improvement Project for Clothing (Sock) Manufacturers

Hosting Sock Drawing Contest and Flea Market

Establishment of Dobong Sock Sales Support Center and Dobong-gu Sock & Sewing Complex Support Center

Dobong-gu (Mayor Oh Eon-seok) is preparing short- and long-term support plans for the sock manufacturing industry to revitalize Dobong-gu's sock industry and restore local economic vitality.

This year, the district plans to expand the number of supported companies by participating in the Seoul City clothing (sock) manufacturers' work environment improvement support project contest, and as of March 2023, 106 companies have applied and submitted their applications to Seoul City.

Bird's-eye view of the Sock Sales Support Center

In addition, in the first half of the year, a 'Dobong Sock Drawing Contest' will be held for elementary school students in the area to increase residents' interest and participation in the district's representative industry. In the second half, a 'Sock Manufacturing Flea Market' will be held to promote regionally specialized products of the sock manufacturing industry and to develop various sales channels for manufacturers.

Next year, the 'Dobong Sock Sales Support Center' will be established and operated as a joint sales and communication hub related to Dobong-gu's sock manufacturing industry. The district will also participate in the Ministry of SMEs and Startups' 'Small-scale Manufacturer Complex Support Center Construction and Operation Project' contest to build the 'Dobong-gu Sock & Sewing Complex Support Center' for long-term development.

Oh Eon-seok, Mayor of Dobong-gu, said, "We will actively support the sock manufacturing industry, which has been struggling due to recent raw material price increases, so that it can regain vitality. We will do our best to firmly establish Dobong-gu as the mecca of Korea's sock industry."

Dobong-gu's sock manufacturing industry has grown as an urban manufacturing sector since the 1970s, currently producing 40% of the nation's socks. It has formed a production cluster centered around Chang-dong, Banghak-dong, and Ssangmun-dong, covering knitting, sewing, processing, and finishing stages of sock production.