Gwangju City Launches Full-Scale Operation of Citizen Public Job Support Center

Gwangju Mayor Lee Yong-seop attended the unveiling ceremony of the Citizens' Public Job Support Center signboard held on the morning of the 24th at the Citizens' Forest on the first floor of City Hall and took a commemorative photo with the guests. From left to right in the photo are Lee Jeong-sam, Head of the Citizens' Public Job Support Center, Jo In-cheol, Deputy Mayor of Culture and Economy, Lee Yong-seop, Mayor of Gwangju, Jang Jae-seong, Vice Chairman of the Gwangju City Council, Park Nam-eon, Director of the Job Economy Office, Na Seong-hwa, Director of the Gwangju Economic Employment Promotion Agency, and Gu Jong-cheon, Job Policy Officer. Photo by Gwangju Metropolitan City.

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Gwangju Metropolitan City announced on the 24th that it held a plaque unveiling ceremony at the Citizens' Forest Public Job Support Center on the first floor of City Hall, attended by about 10 people including Mayor Lee Yong-seop, Vice Mayor of Culture and Economy Jo In-cheol, Vice Chairman of Gwangju City Council Jang Jae-seong, and Director of Gwangju Economic Employment Promotion Agency Na Seong-hwa.

The Citizens' Public Job Support Center was announced by Mayor Lee Yong-seop on the 8th as part of the ‘5th Livelihood Stabilization Measures’ focusing on creating public jobs, stating that it would be established directly under the Vice Mayor of Culture and Economy to efficiently promote this.

After appointing Director Lee Jeong-sam and organizing the structure, the office was set up next to the Citizens' Dialogue Room on the first floor of City Hall from the 13th to get closer to the citizens and has been operating in earnest since then.

The Citizens' Public Job Support Center establishes a cooperative system with autonomous districts and comprehensively manages the planning, budget securing, recruitment, and promotion of public job projects.

Gwangju City is currently promoting the 1st and 2nd phase projects, investing a total of 64.3 billion KRW in public job projects to hire more than 12,000 people.

The 1st phase project, ‘COVID-19 Response Living Quarantine Job Project,’ consists of four projects: Living Quarantine Team, Public Transportation Facility Disinfection Team, Thermal Scanner Operation, and Living Treatment Center Operation, with an investment of 3.3 billion KRW to hire 764 citizens.

From the 17th, online applications began, and on-site applications were accepted until the 22nd, with a total of 1,939 applicants.

The final selection results will be announced on the 12th of next month, and the selected individuals will work 4 to 5 hours a day for 2 to 3 months depending on the project.

The 2nd phase project consists of 18 living-type public and private job projects, with a total investment of 59.9 billion KRW, preparing to hire about 11,400 people from next month through the second half of this year.

Mayor Lee Yong-seop said, “The livelihood stabilization measures announced by the city so far may provide temporary help, but they cannot be fundamental solutions, so the job policy was prepared. The citizens' public job project, which will hire more than 12,000 people this year, will greatly help to encourage the will to live and promote livelihood stability for citizens who are frustrated and struggling due to the COVID-19 crisis.”

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