Making 'ddeokguk'

Executives of Hanwha Group affiliates make “ddeokguk," or rice cake soup along with contracted employees of the firms ahead of Seollal, or the Lunar New Year holiday, which falls on Feb. 10 this year, at the Yurak Welfare Center in Sindang-dong, Seoul, Monday. The group has announced that it will put about 2,000 contract workers on the regular payroll as part of efforts to improve job security. / Courtesy of Hanwha Group