Gyeonggi Province Governor Lee Jae-myeong Wins 2021 'Consumer Rights Promotion Award'

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Park No-hun] Gyeonggi Province Governor Lee Jae-myeong has been selected as a recipient of this year's 'Consumer Rights Promotion Award' organized by the Korean Council of Consumer Organizations.

According to Gyeonggi Province on the 15th, Governor Lee received the 'Consumer Rights Promotion Award' at the 7th 'Consumer Rights Promotion Award' ceremony held at the National Banking Federation International Conference Room in Myeongdong to commemorate 'World Consumer Rights Day' on that day.

The Korean Council of Consumer Organizations is a council comprising 11 consumer organizations including the Consumer Education Central Association, the Korean Women Consumer Union, and the Korean Consumer League, and was established in 1976.

Each year, the council selects members of the National Assembly and local government leaders who have played significant roles in protecting consumer rights and securing consumer sovereignty, and presents them with the 'Consumer Rights Promotion Award'.

Gyeonggi Province Governor Lee Jae-myeong stated, "Going forward, Gyeonggi Province will make greater efforts to strengthen the protection of consumer rights and support for damage handling in preparation for increased uncertainty due to COVID-19 and the full-scale implementation of the fourth industrial revolution based on data."