Jindo-gun Creates 80 Public Jobs to Respond to COVID-19

Jindo-type Short-term Public Sector Job Project... 350 Million Won Invested

Jindo-gun Office Building Exterior (Photo by Jindo-gun)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Seo Young-seo] Jindo-gun, Jeollanam-do announced on the 29th that it will promote the ‘Jindo-type Public Sector Short-term Job Project’ involving 80 participants to proactively respond to the job shock caused by COVID-19.

This job project was prepared to guarantee a minimum livelihood for the unemployed and job seekers affected by COVID-19 and to help stabilize the lives of the residents.

The county created 80 public jobs by investing 350 million won ahead of the transition to everyday social distancing.

The project period is planned to last five months from next month to September, providing jobs such as the Clean Jindo Life Quarantine Team and the Living Environment Improvement Project Team to support life stabilization and establish a thorough COVID-19 quarantine network.

Participants will receive wages ranging from 670,000 won to 1,340,000 won per month depending on working hours, from 15 to 30 hours per week.

This project, focused on creating public jobs, is promoted through the ‘Clean Jindo Life Quarantine Jobs’ responsible for quarantine at high-risk and multi-use facilities, and the ‘Living Environment Improvement Jobs’ at public facilities.

A representative from the Jindo-gun Job Investment Division said, “We hope that the Jindo-type public sector job project will help stabilize the short-term job market and support the livelihoods of residents affected by employment damage.”

Meanwhile, Jindo-gun is providing various supports for the recovery of the COVID-19 livelihood economy by investing a total of 10.7 billion won, including emergency living expenses support for vulnerable groups and special support for local employment response.

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