
Gyeongbuk Province awarded eight winners of the 29th Industrial Peace Award and announced that it would provide free car inspection services at the provincial office outdoor parking lot in conjunction with the Gyeongbuk Automobile Professional Maintenance Business Association to celebrate the Chuseok homecoming.
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The Gyeongbuk Province Industrial Peace Award was established in 1997 and annually awards workers and employers who have contributed to the establishment of labor-management coexistence and industrial peace.
Gyeongbuk Province announced on the 13th that it selected and awarded the winners of the '29th Gyeongbuk Industrial Peace Award' who contributed to the coexistence of labor and management and the establishment of industrial peace.
This year, a total of eight people received awards, four each in the employee and employer categories.
The grand prize, the highest award, was received by Park Soon-deok, head of the labor union at SeAH Special Steel Pohang, in the employee category, and Lee Hyun-sik, CEO of Azoo Steel, in the employer category.
The Gyeongbuk Province Industrial Peace Award was established in 1997, and a total of 313 people, including 159 workers and 154 employers, have been awarded so far.
Gyeongbuk Province announced on the 13th that it, along with the Gyeongbuk Automobile Professional Maintenance Business Association, will conduct 'free car inspections for Chuseok' at the outdoor parking lot at the main gate of the provincial office on the 15th.
From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., professional maintenance personnel will inspect the vehicles of Gyeongbuk Provincial Office New Town residents and provincial office employees free of charge.
It inspects 13 items, including batteries, tires, oil, and brakes, and provides tips for vehicle maintenance and safe driving. We also provide free wiper replacement and free oil and washer fluid replenishment services.
The Gyeongbuk Automobile Professional Maintenance Business Association, which hosts this inspection, is an organization comprised of 2,226 member companies in the province, and supports safe vehicle operation through free inspections every holiday.

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