Osaka, Japan – Panasonic Group employees around the world
participated in a group-wide fund-raising effort to aid victims and support the
recovery of areas affected by the March 11 earthquake, the company said
Thursday.
Approximately $4.8 million (400 million yen), including donations
from the group’s affiliated companies overseas and $12.3 million (100 million
yen) from the
Group Workers
Union Association has been raised.
Besides the employees’ voluntary efforts, the Panasonic Group has
already made monetary donations of $3.6 million (300 million yen) and in-kind
donations including 10,000 units of radios, 50,000 units of flashlights,
500,000 dry batteries, 4,000 units of solar LED lanterns and 1 unit of Life
Innovation Container.
