Gwangju Buk-gu, Departmental Job Target Management System 'Performance'

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yukbong] Buk-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City (District Mayor Moon In) announced on the 13th that as a result of operating the ‘Departmental Job Target Management System’ last year, 12,522 jobs were provided through 76 projects in 21 departments at the main office.

This is an increase of 1,563 people compared to last year’s target of 10,959, achieving 114% of the job creation goal.

By sector performance, 9,996 people were directly provided jobs, 301 received vocational skill development training, 992 received employment services, 1,140 received employment incentives, 163 received startup support, and 7 cases of job infrastructure establishment were recorded.

In particular, 166 people were employed through differentiated customized job projects by generation and region-led youth job projects, and 36 people succeeded in starting businesses through regional industry-customized job creation projects.

Through the Working Mom Friends job project utilizing women’s careers and dementia relief centers and Knee School projects that actively encourage professional recruitment and reemployment activities, 188 women’s jobs were created.

For urban retirees, the Bitgoeul 50+ job project, social contribution activity support project, and senior job projects supported 5,292 jobs through social contribution projects utilizing expertise and experience, and the ‘2019 Buk-gu Job Matching Day’ participated by large corporations and excellent local companies resolved employment mismatches.

Buk-gu plans to continuously promote the 7th local government’s job policy, which includes 7 major strategies and 19 project tasks, aiming for a 3% annual increase in employment rate and employment insurance subscribers and the creation of 30,000 sustainable quality jobs.

Mayor Moon In of Buk-gu said, “Since the best welfare is providing good jobs, we will continue to provide quality jobs in various fields this year through discovering job projects suitable for local characteristics and strengthening support for companies and small business owners.”

Meanwhile, Buk-gu is focusing all administrative power on job creation and revitalization of the local economy, placing the activation of the local economy as the top priority of district administration, including the ‘Industry Field-Oriented Comprehensive Economic Support Center,’ ‘4th Industrial Convergence Mini Cluster,’ and projects to strengthen the competitiveness of small and medium enterprises and small business owners.

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