The 2024 Global Volunteer Week, POSCO’s special volunteer service event, was held from May 23 to 31. More than 20,000 POSCO employees in Korea and other countries participated in large-scale volunteer work to practice sharing. POSCO Newsroom has taken vivid photos of the volunteer activities carried out by overseas subsidiary employees worldwide. Let’s meet them!

▲ POSCO-ZPSS employees carried out various volunteer activities to celebrate Global Volunteer Week. They held a bazaar in the cafeteria and in front of the parking lot and donated a total of 16,000 yuan to special schools and families in need. They also visited Jin Xiu School in Zhangjiagang City to provide a voluntary service of taking graduation photos for about 300 students from low-income families and donated sportswear and sneakers to the women’s volleyball team players.

▲ POSCO-QPSS employees participated in the “Love Sharing Blood Donation” event hosted by the Qingdao City Blood Donation Center and held a charity bazaar with donated goods from 48 employees in the office building’s first-floor lobby. They donated a total of 1,779 yuan to the underprivileged.

▲ POSCO-Asia (Hong Kong) employees visited a local support group for underprivileged children and donated the future generation support funds raised through the 1% Sharing activities and participated in Food Angel volunteer work to make about 2,500 lunch boxes to distribute to neighbors.

▲Twelve employees of BX Steel POSCO Cold Rolled Sheet Co. visited the Korean-Chinese Middle School in Benxi and held an art contest with the theme “Waste sorting for environmental protection starts with me” as part of an eco-friendly knowledge learning class and awarded excellent works.

▲ POSCO-CSPC employees visited the Children’s Love Center, which was newly established by the Hua Qiao Government to help special children live a safe and convenient life, and provided various learning aids for children to use. They also placed air-purifying plants throughout the children’s center to create a pleasant indoor environment.

▲ POSCO-CCPC employees carried out an environmental cleanup at the Yulin river’s Long Xing Estuary near the company’s head office and collected waste by going around approximately 2 kilometers near the river road for two hours.

▲ POSCO-CDPC employees held a handmade craft event with clay drawings with children at a Hong Yan daycare center near the company’s head office.

▲ POSCO-CFPC employees held a Healing Summer event by inviting families of the disabled. They invited the families of the disabled to the Guangdong Industrial Design Complex and ran a program where the visitors could experience Guangdong Province’s industrial development and POSCO’s corporate culture.

▲ POSCO-CHPC employees visited a Wuhan Yi De senior welfare center, where they have been carrying out volunteer services for 9 years, and spent time with the seniors making zongzi, a traditional food for the Dragon Boat Festival.

▲ POSCO-CJPC employees visited a Jilin Chao Yang special school near the head office, laid out safety mats so that the children could rest comfortably and provided snacks.

▲ POSCO-CLPC employees donated five electric nursing beds to vulnerable groups living near the factory with donations collected through 1% Sharing activities.

▲ POSCO-CQPC employees visited the Qing Yu Village, a sister village that was having difficulties with timely harvesting due to a shortage of workers, helped the village people to harvest and package cherries, and donated the cherries to a local senior center.

▲ POSCO-CTPC employees collected 309 sets of old clothes that they no longer used and donated them to a public interest collection platform.

▲ POSCO-CWPC employees carried out activities to remove weeds from the factory’s idle site.

▲ POSCO-CYPC employees visited the beach in downtown Yantai, where many tourists go in the summer, and carried out environmental cleanup activities to pick up trash and put its ESG management philosophy into practice.

▲ POSCO-Japan PC employees carried out environmental cleanup activities for five days in the Toyohashi Sports Complex near the factory, the fishing park in the Yokkaichi Kasumigaura Industrial Complex, the area around the Kawasaki factory, and the vicinity of Higashi Ogishima West Park.

▲ POSCO-PMPC employees cleaned the roads and sewers to prevent flooding that may occur during typhoons and the rainy season in the First Philippine Industrial Park where the company is located.

▲ POSCO-Malaysia employees performed environmental cleanup at community halls and kindergartens near the company by trimming grass, painting old goalposts, cleaning the inside and outside of buildings, and collecting waste.

▲ All POSCO-MKPC’s Klang Factory employees walked a 2-kilometer path between the Klang Factory entrance and surrounding villages to collect waste to participate in the “Zero Disposable Plastic” waste reduction campaign.

▲ About 30 employees of PY NIVA (POSCO YAMATO VINA) purchased paint supplies using funds raised through the 1% Sharing program, repainted tables and chairs they previously donated to an elementary school near the company, and delivered scholarships of 10 million dong to students in need.

▲ POSCO-VST’s 130 employees went around the company to collect roadside trash and provided a fun time by holding a charity bazaar and traditional game competition at a nearby elementary school.

▲ POSCO-Vietnam’s 90 employees visited two orphanages near the company’s head office and had a good time with the children by distributing snacks and school supplies.

▲ POSCO E&C Vietnam employees visited Phuc Lam Orphanage Center and donated daily necessities, school supplies, and a support fund of about 1.6 million won to instill hope in children for the future.

▲ POSCO-Thailand PC’s 67 employees carried out the protection of the maritime ecosystem jointly with the Chonburi Province Coral Preservation Foundation by planting coral seedlings in the sea. Their activities were introduced in detail on the Foundation’s SNS.

▲ POSCO-TCS employees visited nearby Banpusai Elementary School, donated shoe racks and created a vegetable garden. Moreover, they replaced toilets and lighting in old bathrooms and provided education on safety and hygiene to the students.

▲ POSCO-Thainox employees cleaned pedestrian paths near the local municipality office, cleaned drains in preparation for the rainy season, and visited welfare centers for children and people with disabilities to donate daily necessities and carry out activities such as ceiling repair and restroom maintenance. Moreover, they donated relief supplies to nearby emergency rescue teams and self-made bulletproof panels in bulletproof vests to police stations.

▲ POSCO-ISDC’s employees visited a nearby school in Mangao, donated educational TVs and water dispensers, provided English lessons for students, and planted eco-friendly mango trees with the children.

▲ POSCO-Maharashtra employees visited a welfare center for visually impaired students and donated various items, including food and school supplies, to help students grow up in a good environment.

▲ POSCO-IDPC’s employess donated 30 barricades for traffic control to the Casola Police Station in the region. Moreover, they participated in the Indian government’s “Clean India Vision Campaign” by picking up trash and cleaning roads near the office.

▲ POSCO-IAPC employees walked around the roadside in front of the center, picked up discarded trash, and planted seedlings, contributing to creating a pleasant community environment.

▲ POSCO-ICPC collected trash around drainage ditches and removed steel items such as bolts from roads to prepare for heavy monsoon rains and safety accidents around the Chennai Center. In addition, to increase the convenience of nearby residents, the area was cleaned up with pedestrian roads and maintenance.

▲ Fifty employees of POSCO-India Pune Processing Center (IPPC) planted 500 fruit tree seedlings, such as guava, custard apple, and sapota, at Lake Talegaon Dabhade near the company.

▲ POSCO-IJPC’s 28 employees visited a nearby nursing home to celebrate Family Day in Indonesia, prepared chicken porridge and drinks for senior adults, and made and installed handrails in the front yard and walking path.

▲ PT. Krakatau POSCO employees visited a local school for the disabled, built a garden, repainted oil painting, and cooperated with the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries to build an artificial fish reef at Ketapang Beach and clean up the shore. Furthermore, they participated in a blood donation event, delivering 221 blood bags to the Red Cross. They also conducted environmental cleanup activities at five local landmarks with military units and municipal officials from the Cilegon area.

In Part 2 of ‘2024 Global Volunteer Week’ overseas employee volunteer activities,
Overseas corporations in Turkey, Poland, the United States, etc.
Lively volunteer activities participated by POSCO International executives and employees
We will report on the scene. Thank you for your interest!

On July 28, POSCOindiaPC(Chennai Steel, hereinafter, ICPC), which values coexistence with local communities and has been actively engaged in various sharing activities, gifted a cozy shelter so that children can grow with new dreams. Let’s look at the heartwarming scene.

ICPC, located in the southern city of Chennai, India, has been engaged in various community service activities since its establishment in 2010. Among these, the center focuses on supporting children, the nation’s future, so that they can embrace new hope. Approximately 25 million children are born in India each year, but many are in challenging environments and welfare blind spots, so volunteer activities began with the goal of instilling hope in these children.

In 2018, ICPC renovated the aging facilities of an elementary school in Chennai with activities such as painting the building and roof replacement so that children can live safely. In 2021, a new bus stop was established in front of a technical vocational school, and night lighting was installed. Last year saw even more active initiatives. In April, the center installed water purification facilities and provided hygiene education to children suffering from acute dysentery due to contamination in the water supply of a nearby elementary school. In June, a space to play cricket was created for local children, along with the distribution of sports equipment. In July, the center donated educational supplies to children in childcare centers so that they could pursue the studies they desired. Additionally, center employees voluntarily participated in fundraising activities and donated 1-3% of their monthly salaries.

The center didn’t stop there and has been contemplating the corporate role in creating a better society. After careful consideration, they set the goal of “sustainable sharing activities” and initiated a project to build buildings and donate them to the local community starting this year. The first target of this initiative was a nearby orphanage affiliated with the Mother Teresa Educational and Charitable Trust, established in 1982.This organization has lovingly cared for children without parents for 40 years. At the time, around 30 children were living in the facility, which was barely managing to stay in rented premises due to the absence of government support.

The existing facility where the children lived was more than 30 years old, and the external walls were in such poor condition that they were corroded in many places. The slate roof was extensively rusted and had gaps, and leaked when it rained. The foundation supporting the building was weak, so it was not easy to renovate the roof because there was a risk of the building collapsing if renovation was carried out. Recently, during the COVID-19 situation, the confined space made it difficult to implement proper isolation when the children fell ill.

ICPC took action to address these issues. The space was redesigned to accommodate a total of 30 children, where they could eat delicious meals and live in a comfortable environment. The emphasis was on creating a space where hygiene and health could be managed effectively. Let’s see how the new sanctuary for these children has changed!

ICPC designed the building to have two floors to maximize space within the limited area. Thanks to this, a lobby space on the first floor was secured so that the children could gather comfortably in one place. The most significant change was in the bathrooms. Four bathrooms, which were previously located outside and inconvenient to use, were installed inside so that the children could use them comfortably even late at night. The Mother Teresa Educational and Charitable Trust expressed joy and said that thanks to the help of ICPC, they can now take care of more vulnerable children in the newly renovated sanctuary.

The most essential facilities for growing children were the health room and counseling room. With children of various ages living in the orphanage, practical issues prevented tailored counseling or conversations for individuals. Considering this, ICPC established a health room and counseling room in the new sanctuary. The counseling room was decorated in a clean white tone interior to create a comfortable environment for the children to have conversations. The teachers at the orphanage expressed great happiness, saying, “We always felt the need for counseling rooms for growing children. We are pleased that it can contribute to forming the right values and emotional health for the children.” The health room is equipped with a first aid kit to respond appropriately to emergencies and treat the children’s wounds.

When the center staff visited the previous facility, they saw the children’s poor hygiene conditions. The old kitchen was externally connected, filled with external dust and pollutants, and the utensils were old, rusty, and corroded. To address this, ICPC sponsored stainless steel tableware tailored to the needs of the children, and emphasized the importance of hygiene for their health. Additionally, they provided guidance on utensil cleaning methods and food poisoning prevention to the cooking staff and children for thorough hygiene management.

POSCO’s Corporate Citizenship Philosophy Shines as a Guiding Principle in the Area of Overseas Corporate Management

This project, which opened up a bright future for the children, was featured in Chennai’s local newspaper Town News. With this recent initiative, as well as the consistent community service efforts of ICPC, POSCO’s corporate citizenship philosophy has been widely recognized.

ICPC will continue to engage in active corporate citizenship activities not only for children but also for other marginalized groups in need of a helping hand. The center intends to find comprehensive solutions, not just material support, to enhance the capabilities of community members and address real challenges. With the belief that POSCO’s corporate citizenship philosophy is the right path to creating a better and mutually developing society, ICPC pledges to be a steadfast partner in the local community’s journey.