Joo Gwang-deok Namyangju Mayor Invites Environmental Sanitation Workers for Fourth Consecutive Year to Encourage Their Efforts

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Eom In-yong] On the 30th, Namyangju Mayor Joo Gwang-deok invited 60 environmental sanitation workers from towns and villages who work on the front lines to create a clean urban environment, and held an event to encourage their efforts.

The luncheon was organized to encourage environmental sanitation workers who are quietly performing their duties despite record-breaking extreme heat, heavy rainfall, and floods, and to listen to voices from the field.

The event inviting environmental sanitation workers has been held continuously since 2022, marking the fourth year this year, and has been carried out annually since Mayor Joo Gwang-deok took office.

Meanwhile, the city has implemented various measures to improve the working environment of environmental sanitation workers, including △expanding the distribution of safety equipment △providing support for extreme heat △implementing vaccinations △providing support for leaf collection and disposal.

Mayor Joo Gwang-deok stated, "The city is able to maintain a clean and hygienic environment thanks to the hard work and dedication of each environmental sanitation worker," and added, "I deeply empathize with the difficulties that environmental sanitation workers face amid extreme weather caused by climate change and difficult working conditions. Going forward, I will strengthen institutional and administrative support to improve working conditions."