Gimhae City Selects 104 for COVID-19 Response 'Didimdol Public Job Project'

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kang Woo-kwon] Gimhae City, Gyeongnam Province announced on the 17th that it has started the 'COVID-19 Response Stepping Stone Public Job Project,' which provides short-term jobs to unemployed people struggling with their livelihoods due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic.

This project was prepared separately from the public work projects provided to vulnerable groups, considering the urgency and seriousness of the current situation. Gimhae City explained that it was urgently established faster than other response projects by central government ministries using the city's available budget.

The city recruited applicants through the Eup, Myeon, and Dong administrative welfare centers until the 31st of last month and selected 104 people. The selected workers are assigned to 13 workplaces in three project areas: quarantine work, environmental maintenance, and administrative support. They will work about 6.5 hours a day, four days a week, for approximately five months until September.

They will also be given opportunities to participate in various programs such as customized employment counseling, attending job fairs, vocational training support, and safety and health education to help with future employment.

Meanwhile, in addition to this Stepping Stone Public Job Project, the city is recruiting participants for the government-supported 'Regional Employment Response Special Support Project COVID-19 Unemployed (daily workers, special employment workers, freelancers) Short-term Job Project' until the 20th of this month, and will recruit participants for the second half public work project at the end of May.

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