Samcheok Dogye Mining Site Closed Mine Workers Sign 'Job Training Business Agreement'

Ministry of Employment and Labor, Gangwon Province, Samcheok City, and Korea Coal Corporation Participate on the 31st

Samcheok City, Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province (Mayor Park Sang-su) announced on the 1st that, as the last public coal mine in Korea, the Dogye Mining Site, will be closed in June, a "Cooperation Agreement for the Supply of Vocational Training in the Mining Area" was signed on the 31st at the Korea Coal Corporation Dogye Mining Site under the auspices of the Ministry of Employment and Labor to support the job transition and reemployment of coal miners.

On the 31st, at the Dokye Mining Office of Korea Coal Corporation, a 'Agreement Ceremony for the Supply of Vocational Training in Closed Mine Areas' organized by the Ministry of Employment and Labor was held. After the ceremony, Kim Moon-soo, Minister of Employment and Labor (center in the photo), Kim Jin-tae, Governor of Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province, Park Sang-soo, Mayor of Samcheok, and Kim Gyu-han, President of Korea Coal Corporation, took a commemorative photo. Photo by Samcheok City Hall

At the signing ceremony, Kim Moon-soo, Minister of Employment and Labor, Kim Jin-tae, Governor of Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province, Park Sang-su, Mayor of Samcheok, and Kim Gyu-han, President of Korea Coal Corporation, attended and signed a business agreement among these institutions.

The vocational training will target 274 current workers at the Dogye Mining Site, and after a preliminary demand survey, courses such as forklift operation, welding, drones, landscaping and forestry, and baking will be offered. The training period is planned to run from early April to July, considering the mine closure schedule.

A Samcheok City official stated, "We plan to provide multifaceted support, including cooperation among institutions and support for training locations, so that current workers can participate in the education with peace of mind."