Hyundai Elevator Opens Welfare Café Employing People With Disabilities

Hyundai Group announced it has opened in-house welfare cafés that employs disabled people at major affiliates’ workplaces, including Hyundai Elevator and Hyundai Movex in South Korea, TOPDaily reports. Hyundai Elevator opened the ‘Ellis Café’ on the first floor of the main building of the Chungju Campus. Ellis is a friendly nickname for Hyundai Elevator employees. At the opening ceremony on that day, key executives including CEO Cho Jae-cheon of Hyundai Elevator attended and congratulated the barista on his employment by giving him an employee ID card. The two cafés are run by four baristas with disabilities and provide various drinks for the welfare and convenience of employees. In particular, Ellis Café plans to donate a portion of its operating profits to organizations for the disabled.