4 safety for collectors in need of support, such as those over 65 years of age or the disabled, in accordance with the Gwangju Metropolitan City Recycling Collector Support Ordinance (enacted on May 15, 2015) and ensures efficient collection of recyclables.
Gwangju City News
Gwangju News, August 2022
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From the Gwangju Metropolitan City Press Release (http://gwangju.go.kr)
Since 2016, Gwangju City has been providing safety products such as luminous vests, quarantine masks, and cold-protection products to recycling collectors twice a year – once in the first half and again in the second half – with an annual budget of 20 million won.
Gwangju City Expands and Operates Children’s Safety Experience Center Program The Children’s Safety Experience Center on the first floor of City Hall, where Gwangju Metropolitan City provides experiential safety education for children and is providing new experiences beginning as of July 5.
Gwangju City Supports Recycling Collectors with Safety Supplies Gwangju Metropolitan City will provide cooling sleeves (“cooltosi”) and safety gloves to 471 people by the beginning of July to protect the health of recycling collectors and prevent safety accidents. The cooling sleeves provided have a UV-blocking effect in preparation for summer heat waves, and the safety gloves have reflective tape on the back so that they can be seen at night. The Recycling Collector Support Project guarantees
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The program developed this time around is aimed at preventing infectious diseases with themes such as “Defeat the micro-bacteria robot!!” (for hygiene and safety education), which allows participants to properly wash their hands. Children can also learn safety rules through experiences from the driver’s perspective. There is also “Today I am the fire chief!!” (for fire safety education), which is taught together with voice recognition artificial intelligence. The additional program provided this time is a game-type program suitable for children’s eye level using new technology developed by Maro Studio, Korea’s first children’s safety education content “IQU” producer, which is in charge of operating the Children’s Safety Experience Center and was selected for the 2021 Experience-based Convergence Content Contest by the Gwangju Information and Culture Industry Promotion Agency (GICON). The Children’s Safety Experience Center, which opened in November 2015, operates a total of 13
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