Yangcheon-gu Creates 100 Jobs to Revitalize Traditional Markets and Prevent COVID-19 Infection

Traditional Market Disinfection

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Yangcheon-gu (Mayor Kim Soo-young) is promoting a public job expansion project to provide jobs for traditional markets, unemployed, and closed business owners who are struggling due to the economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 crisis and the resulting contraction in consumer sentiment.

The district created 100 jobs by promoting traditional market revitalization projects and COVID-19 prevention projects.

The traditional market revitalization project was implemented to resolve the economic difficulties faced by merchants caused by the COVID-19 crisis.

The district assigned a total of 40 people to Mokdong Kkaebi Market, Moksarang Market, Sinyeong Market, and Gyeongchang Market to support activities such as ▲delivery support ▲flyer distribution ▲promotion of Yangcheon Love Gift Certificates ▲cleaning around the markets.

Additionally, the district plans to deploy 60 personnel to necessary locations such as community service centers to carry out COVID-19 prevention projects, including enhanced disinfection.

Along with this, the district regularly conducts disinfection and distributes 206 hand sanitizers and 4,270 masks to traditional markets to provide psychological stability to consumers visiting the markets.

Kim Soo-young, Mayor of Yangcheon-gu, said, “Although more places are facing economic crises due to the COVID-19 situation, I hope this public job project will revitalize the local economy, create jobs, and provide practical help and hope to merchants and the unemployed.”

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