Gyeonggi-do Supports Activation of Consumer Rights Including Consumer Education for Vulnerable Groups

Gyeonggi Province will carry out consumer rights activation support projects, including on-site education to prevent damage to elderly consumers.

On the 8th, Gyeonggi Province announced that through this year's consumer rights activation support project contest, it selected 20 projects from 14 organizations and will invest 460 million won to officially implement the projects starting in May.

The selected projects include ▲15 cases of ‘vulnerable consumer education’ such as children's puppet show consumer education, digital financial economy education for youth, and on-site education to prevent damage to elderly consumers ▲1 case of ‘hazardous substance survey’ such as a pop-up store investigation on harmful substances in low-priced products ▲4 cases of ‘consumer rights promotion foundation strengthening projects’ such as Gyeonggi Province e-commerce monitoring and a campaign to reduce the use of disposable products.

Last year, Gyeonggi Province supported 19 projects from 13 consumer organizations. Through this, consumer education was conducted for 21,128 vulnerable people including youth, disabled, and elderly to prevent financial fraud damage.

Digital Kiosk Training for the Elderly in Gyeonggi-do

At Yongin YMCA, as a result of a hazardous substance survey on children's dolls sold on the market, phthalate-based plasticizers that can cause damage to the liver and other organs exceeded safety standards by 5 to 321 times. Voluntary disposal and recall measures were requested from the manufacturers and sellers of the products, and the investigation results were delivered to the Korea Consumer Agency, Korea Testing & Research Institute, and National Institute of Technology and Standards.

In addition, the Gyeonggi Province Consumer Organizations Council supported 7 companies in obtaining Consumer Centered Management (CCM) certification by providing pre-management diagnosis, employee education, consulting, and pre-mock inspections for small and medium-sized enterprises and public institutions in the province.

Seo Bong-ja, Director of the Fair Economy Division of Gyeonggi Province, said, "We will support the activities of consumer organizations to provide various information so that consumers do not suffer disadvantages or damages, respond to new consumer issues, and strive to lead a safe consumption culture that residents can feel."