Job Cafe for Persons with Disabilities and Regional Coexistence... Government Employees Pension Service Wins Excellence Award

Best Practices in Vocational Rehabilitation Support for Persons with Severe Disabilities
Recipient of the Korea Disabled People's Development Institute Director’s Prize

The Government Employees Pension Service announced on July 22 that it received the Excellence Award (Director’s Prize) from the Korea Disabled People's Development Institute at the “2026 Exhibition of Best Practices for Vocational Rehabilitation Support for Persons with Severe Disabilities,” hosted by the Korea Disabled People's Development Institute.

This competition has been held annually since 2019 to promote and raise awareness of vocational rehabilitation programs for persons with severe disabilities. The pension service was recognized for its ESG management achievements, which combine disability employment with regional coexistence.

In 2023, the pension service offered unused office space at its Jeju Innovation City headquarters free of charge to open the “I got everything Government Employees Pension Service Branch” job cafe for persons with disabilities. The organization was commended for having gone beyond simply providing space, proactively establishing a variety of support systems to ensure stable vocational rehabilitation and ongoing employment for people with disabilities.

Additionally, by encouraging employees to use the cafe, the service has helped establish a stable revenue base. It is also being utilized as a platform to support the promotion and sales of products made by social economy enterprises and rehabilitation firms in Jeju, fostering mutual growth within the local community.

Kang Hongwoo, head of ESG Management at the Government Employees Pension Service, stated, “We were recognized not just for providing jobs to persons with disabilities but also for establishing a stable work environment and expanding job experience, creating a sustainable vocational rehabilitation model.”

Since relocating its headquarters to Jeju Innovation City in 2015, the pension service has been pursuing a range of social value creation projects, including job creation for people with disabilities, support for cultural and artistic activities for persons with disabilities, support for youths preparing for independence, and assistance for sales channels of social economy enterprises.

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