GS Engineering and Construction announced on the 4th that CEO Heo Yoon-hong participated in the 'Campaign to Improve Awareness of Population Issues.'

The 'Relay Campaign to Improve Awareness of Population Issues' is a campaign jointly planned by the Ministry of Health and Welfare and the Korea Health Welfare Human Resources Development Institute to raise social awareness of low birth rates and aging issues and to stimulate interest in solving population problems. Corporations and public institutions participate in a relay format, and CEO Heo Yoon-hong joined the campaign after being nominated by Song Byung-jun, chairman of Com2uS.

Huh Yoon-hong, representative of GS Engineering and Construction, participates in the Relay Campaign for Raising Awareness of Population Issues, taking a commemorative photo with employees at the in-house daycare center in the headquarters building./Courtesy of GS Engineering and Construction

According to GS Engineering and Construction, the company has reorganized its internal policies to help employees balance work and family during pregnancy, childbirth, and childcare. The system reorganized in July 2023 includes support measures on the company level for infertility treatment expenses and postnatal care center expenses, separate from local government support programs.

It has also expanded the legal parental leave period to allow an additional year and increased the duration of male employees' spousal leave from 10 days to 20 days.

GS Engineering and Construction has been operating an in-house childcare center since 2010, the first in the construction industry. The center offers childcare services for the children of employees aged 1 to 5, with a capacity of 64. This facility was established to support employees in raising their children and to help balance work and family.

CEO Heo Yoon-hong of GS Engineering and Construction noted, "As the issue of low birth rates is emerging as a significant social issue, it is important to create effective internal systems and to foster an atmosphere where they can be utilized without hesitation." He added, "GS Engineering and Construction will continue to actively listen to employees' opinions and strive to support a balance between work and family in order to contribute to solving social issues and securing corporate competitiveness through talent management."

Meanwhile, CEO Heo Yoon-hong designated Cho Hyun-min, president of Hanjin Logistics, as the next participant in the campaign.

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