Dongjak-gu Promotes Youth Job Creation in Collaboration with Social Economy Enterprises

Signed support agreements with three social economy enterprises to create youth jobs... Leveraging company characteristics in arts, professional skills, and after-school programs for youth employment and training

In December of last year, a meeting with representatives of social enterprises was held to discuss opinions on business promotion.

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Dongjak-gu (Mayor Changwoo Lee) signed a support agreement for youth job creation with three social economy enterprises on the 30th of last month, officially launching a job creation project.

The district plans to encourage youth to settle in the area and provide opportunities to build careers by signing agreements with local companies such as K&Arts, SS Auto Service, and Happy School Hope Education Cooperative.

The project period is one year, from January 1 to December 31, 2020, and supports up to 1.8 million KRW per month in labor costs per youth employed by the companies.

First, K&Arts will select personnel responsible for planning and marketing in the arts field and will produce traditional cultural content related to Korea’s history, traditions, cultural heritage, and cultural assets.

SS Auto Service, specializing in automotive maintenance technical services, will recruit local youth to provide automotive maintenance training and assign them to vehicle minor maintenance services such as engine oil changes, tire wear and air pressure inspections.

Happy School Hope Education Cooperative, in the field of educational management support, will employ youth to operate and manage after-school programs aimed at revitalizing school education.

For more details, contact the Economic Promotion Division at ☎820-9664.

Kim Jungwon, head of the Economic Promotion Division, said, “This project is expected to inject new vitality into the local economy and realize social values such as sharing youth jobs. We will continue to promote various projects to solve local employment issues by increasing the employment rate of local youth in local companies.”

The district was selected for the Seoul Social Economy Special Zone main project in 2018, securing up to 500 million KRW over three years, and is doing its best to solve local problems such as creating home repair (care) spaces for vulnerable groups and creating jobs for the elderly in cooperation with social economy enterprises like Hope Housing, Orot Company, and Young Story.

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