Seen is a hotel room before renovation, filled with furniture and bedding that were later donated to Seoul City for low-income earners. Courtesy of Seoul Metropolitan Government

The Seoul Metropolitan Government will expand a humanitarian initiative to donate used items from luxury hotels to low-incomers and provide them with job opportunities, according to the city government, Tuesday.

Over the past nine years, the city government has provided about 120,000 household items for people living in low-income housing, including homeless facilities and public rental housing, with supplies donated from 14 luxury hotels.

This year, the city extended the humanitarian initiative and partnered up with 10 additional hotels.

Under the agreement, the 24 hotels will donate hotel supplies that are set to be replaced to the Seoul government.

Then the city government will provide the used furniture to welfare facilities for the unhoused, children, adolescents, older adults, single parents, community self-help centers, general social welfare centers and low-income housing.

Organizations and institutions that wish to receive donated items can check the status of sponsored items through the city-run website sahrcenter.or.kr, and apply for distribution.

Furthermore, the city and the 24 hotels plan to promote recruitment opportunities to help the vulnerable become more self-reliant and able to contribute more to the community.

“We express our respect and gratitude to the 24 hotels that have helped create a better Seoul through sincere support beyond corporate social responsibility,” a Seoul government official said.

"Sponsored goods from the refurbishment process of luxury hotels will be provided to families with little household goods, which will play a major role in enhancing the self-esteem and satisfaction of low-income citizens."