Changwon Mayor Jointly Proposes 'Hope Work Supplementary Budget' at National Assembly

Joint Proposal Announcement by 9 Local Government Heads of Employment and Industrial Crisis Areas

On the 17th, at the National Assembly Press Hall, local government heads from employment and industrial crisis areas jointly announced a petition for additional budget for Hope Work. From the left: Lee Myung-gyu, Deputy Mayor of Tongyeong; Kim Shin-nam, Deputy Mayor of Mokpo; Yoon Dong-wook, Deputy Mayor of Gunsan; Heo Seong-mu, Mayor of Changwon; Byun Kwang-yong, Mayor of Geoje; Jeong Cheon-seok, Head of Ulsan Dong-gu Office. Photo by Changwon City Hall.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kang Sharon] On the 17th, Huh Seong-moo, mayor of Changwon City, announced on the 18th that he issued a joint statement with heads of local governments from nine employment and industrial crisis areas nationwide at the National Assembly Press Hall in Seoul, urging the reflection of the 'Hope Work Supplementary Budget Plan' in the national budget.

Earlier, the Ministry of Employment and Labor, at the '1st Employment Policy Deliberation Committee of 2020' held on the 9th, reviewed and resolved to extend the designation period of nine employment crisis areas, including Jinhae-gu in Changwon City, Gyeongnam Province, Geoje City, Tongyeong City, Goseong County, Dong-gu in Ulsan, Gunsan City in Jeonbuk, and Mokpo City, Yeongam County, and Haenam County in Jeonnam, until the end of this year due to the 'double hardship' caused by difficulties in the shipbuilding and manufacturing industries and employment uncertainties from the spread of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

Accordingly, these nine employment and industrial crisis areas prepared a Hope Work budget plan worth 75.5 billion KRW and submitted it to the National Assembly to alleviate citizens' livelihood instability caused by the spread of COVID-19 and to revitalize the regional economy.

Mayor Huh Seong-moo said, "At a time when efforts are being made to overcome employment and industrial crises, the difficulties of the regional economy are intensifying due to COVID-19," adding, "Since the government has decided to extend the employment crisis areas until the end of this year, I hope the National Assembly will also make a decision to temporarily reinstate the Hope Work project to overcome unprecedented difficulties."

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