Shinhan Bank Employees Take Initiative to Improve Living Conditions at Foreign Workers' Shelter

On the 24th, Shinhan Bank announced that its employees conducted volunteer activities to improve the environment of a resting area for foreign workers at the Gimpo Migrant Workers Center ‘Gimpo Iutsalgi’ in Gimpo, Gyeonggi Province, the previous day.

About 50 employees from the Customer Solutions Group participated in the volunteer work. They spent time communicating with foreign workers through spring cleaning of the resting area and serving half-chicken soup (Bangaetang).

This volunteer activity is part of the ‘ESG Win-Win Project - Foreign Worker Support Program,’ which aims to improve the quality of life and provide humanitarian support for foreign workers. In February, Shinhan Bank pledged to sponsor 200 million KRW over two years through the Korea Migrant Health Association’s WeFriends. Through this, projects such as improving the resting area environment for foreign workers, vaccination for infectious disease prevention, and funeral expense support for workers who died while staying in Korea will be carried out.

On the 23rd, at the Migrant Workers Center 'Gimpo Iutsalgi' located in Gimpo-si, Gyeonggi-do, employees participated in a volunteer activity to improve the environment of the foreign workers' rest area. Employees of Shinhan Bank, representatives from Gimpo Iutsalgi Shelter and WeFriends, foreign workers, and other participants took a commemorative photo. Photo by Shinhan Bank

Shinhan Bank plans to contribute to creating a safer and more hygienic living environment by improving the environment of migrant resting areas where migrant workers with no ties to Korea can recover their physical and mental health along with legal and administrative support. In addition to vaccinations for disease prevention such as influenza and tetanus, the bank will protect the human rights of foreign workers and further strengthen social inclusiveness by supporting funerals that respect the nationality and cultural background of the deceased.

A Shinhan Bank official said, "We hope this project will help improve the living conditions and public health of foreign workers who have left their home countries and settled in Korea," adding, "We will continue to provide various win-win financial solutions to enhance the welfare and convenience of foreign workers."