Assemblyman Park Ji-won Actively Promotes Inclusion of Mokpo City Hope Work Project in Government Supplementary Budget

"Employment Crisis Areas like Mokpo and Yeongam Must Be Re-designated"
"Will Do Our Best to Include Mokpo City in COVID-19 Supplementary Budget"

Assemblyman Park Ji-won (Mokpo, Jeollanam-do, Minsaeng Party)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Seo Young-seo] Representative Park Ji-won (Mokpo, Jeonnam, Minsheng Party) announced on the 9th that the government is doing its best to ensure the re-designation of employment crisis areas such as Mokpo and Yeongam, and that the budget for the Hope Work Project is reflected in the government supplementary budget.

Rep. Park said, "On the evening of the 9th, the Ministry of Employment and Labor's Employment Policy Deliberation Committee plans to decide on the re-designation of eight employment crisis areas including Mokpo and Yeongam through a written meeting," adding, "The shipbuilding industry, which had been recovering due to a recent increase in orders, is facing a crisis again due to COVID-19."

He stated, "Everyone is having a hard time, but especially the employment crisis areas, which have continued to suffer from employment sluggishness and economic recession, are experiencing 'double hardship,' so re-designation must be made," and explained that he conveyed this to Minister Lee Jae-gap of the Ministry of Employment and Labor and other government officials to seek their cooperation.

He added, "I earnestly requested Deputy Prime Minister for Economy Hong Nam-ki, Second Vice Minister Koo Yoon-cheol, and the Budget Office Director and Bureau Chiefs to reflect 59.8 billion KRW (31.8 billion KRW for Mokpo City) in the Hope Work Support Project, which is conducted in six local governments among the employment crisis areas targeting vulnerable groups such as the unemployed and the elderly."

In the case of Mokpo City, last year, the Hope Work Support Project was conducted for a total of 3,893 people, and if the budget is reflected in this supplementary budget, work opportunities can be provided to a total of 4,000 people, including 2,000 people working 15 hours per week (800,000 KRW per month) and 2,000 people working 40 hours per week (2 million KRW per month).

Representative Park Ji-won emphasized, "While thoroughly implementing COVID-19 prevention and control, we will cooperate with Governor Kim Young-rok and Mayor Kim Jong-sik to revitalize the local economy, and do our best to ensure that the 'COVID supplementary budget' is promptly passed in the National Assembly."

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.