Coupang CFS Provides Up to 600,000 Won for 4-Member Households Affected by Incheon Center Fire

Coupang Fulfillment Services (CFS) is launching a 4.5 billion won support package to help neighboring residents and the local community recover from the Incheon fulfillment center fire that occurred in July.

CFS announced that it will provide a living support subsidy of 50,000 won per person and a damage recovery subsidy of 100,000 won per household to residents in certain areas of Seoknam 1-dong and Sinhyeon-dong near the fulfillment center.

For residents in certain parts of Seoknam 1-dong who suffered significant damage, such as staying in shelters due to being very close to the fire site, a living support subsidy of 100,000 won per person and a damage recovery subsidy of 200,000 won per household will be provided.

It is estimated that about 28,000 people are eligible for the living support subsidy, and about 15,000 households are eligible for the damage recovery subsidy.

Eligible individuals will receive a minimum of 150,000 won in total, combining the individual living support subsidy and the household damage recovery subsidy.

For 4-member households, those in general affected areas will receive 300,000 won, while those in severely affected areas will receive 600,000 won.

This damage support plan by CFS is being evaluated as exceptional.

Unlike past factory and logistics center fires where residents had to prove damages to receive support, CFS has decided to disburse subsidies universally to nearly 30,000 residents without requiring separate applications.

CFS explained that it decided on universal and blanket payments considering that there are residents in adjacent areas, such as elderly people living alone, who might find it difficult to submit damage claims.

Industry observers note that growing demands for social responsibility surrounding Coupang, following last year's year-end personal information leakage incident and the subsequent fire, also played a part.

Apart from the subsidies, individuals who suffered specific personal damages can still receive separate compensation through the damage reporting process.

Previously, the number of damage claims filed at the dedicated call center set up by Coupang stood at approximately 1,800.

This call center will also continue to operate until the end of November as scheduled.

Support for the local community will be provided in parallel.

CFS has decided to provide a total of 150 million won in school development funds to four nearby schools: Sinseok Elementary School, Sinhyeon Elementary School, Sinhyeonbuk Elementary School, and Sinhyeon Girls' Middle School.

At the time of the fire, Sinseok Elementary School was closed, while Sinhyeon Elementary School, Sinhyeonbuk Elementary School, and Sinhyeon Girls' Middle School were operated as temporary shelters.

CFS will also donate goods to local social welfare facilities and organizations, provide scholarships for the children of firefighters who participated in extinguishing the blaze, and support on-site dispatch supplies.

Support for local volunteer firefighters is also being pursued in consultation with the local fire station.

The total scale of support, including living support subsidies, damage recovery subsidies, and various support measures for the local community, amounts to 4.5 billion won, the company explained.

In cooperation with Seo-gu Office, CFS plans to establish a procedure to give local residents priority hiring at logistics centers within the district, specifically providing employment opportunities in core tasks such as automation equipment and technology.

Previously, following the fire, CFS has provided free health checkups for residents, medical and pharmaceutical expense support, emergency relief supplies, and cleaning and car wash expense support.
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