Gangnam-gu Supports Youth Employment in SMEs with Up to 1.2 Million KRW per Month

Temporary Wage Support for 50 Interns Until Year-End... Recruiting Companies for 'Youth Internship' Program Until the 20th

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Gangnam-gu (District Mayor Jeong Soon-gyun) will expand the support fund for companies participating in the ‘Small and Medium Enterprise Youth Internship’ program to up to 1.2 million KRW per intern per month starting from the 1st, to stabilize employment for companies affected by COVID-19.

The Youth Internship program provides wage support to small and medium enterprises that hire unemployed youth aged 15 to 34 as interns. The district will temporarily support wages of 1.2 million KRW per month for 50 interns until the end of this year.

Interns will receive a fixed monthly wage of at least 1.8 million KRW.

Additionally, to revitalize the sluggish hiring market, the district has decided to extend the support period for 257 interns selected last year from 10 months to 13 months.

Eligible participants are small and medium enterprises with five or more regular employees located within the district. Applications can be submitted to the Gangnam-gu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (☎563-1608) and the Korea Exhibition Organizers Association (☎567-5311) by the 20th.

For more details, inquiries can be made to the Gangnam-gu Office Job Policy Division (☎3423-5565).

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