Gyeonggi-do to Recruit 94 'Stream and Valley Guardians' in 17 Cities and Counties

[Asia Economy (Uijeongbu) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Gyeonggi Province is recruiting 94 river and valley guardians.

On the 5th, Gyeonggi Province announced that it is recruiting 94 temporary workers to carry out 'river and valley guardian' activities with 17 cities and counties to monitor and prevent illegal facilities from being re-established in rivers and valleys.

Applicants must be citizens aged 20 to under 65 residing in the respective areas. The 17 cities and counties are Goyang, Yongin, Ansan, Namyangju, Pyeongtaek, Paju, Gwangju, Hanam, Yangju, Anseong, Pocheon, Uiwang, Yeoju, Yangpyeong, Dongducheon, Gapyeong, and Yeoncheon, which removed illegal river and valley facilities last year. Each city and county will recruit a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 12 people.

The river and valley guardians will work 8 hours a day in each area from the 2nd of next month until October 31. Their main duties include river monitoring and patrol activities, managing disaster risk factors and illegal issues, and maintaining the river environment.

The province will pay them the Gyeonggi Province living wage of 10,364 KRW per hour this year.

For more details, refer to the Gyeonggi Province or each city and county website, or contact the Gyeonggi Province River Division at (031-8030-3675).

Previously, from June to December last year, Gyeonggi Province implemented measures to eradicate illegal activities in rivers and valleys, identifying 1,404 illegal business sites in 25 cities and counties, and demolishing 1,164 of them, excluding special cases such as residential use.

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