Seodaemun-gu, Sequential Resumption of Senior Job Projects Including Street Environment Keepers

Published 12 May.2020 15:14(KST)

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Seodaemun-gu, Sequential Resumption of Senior Job Projects Including Street Environment Keepers

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Seodaemun-gu (Mayor Moon Seok-jin) announced that it plans to resume the senior job program, which was suspended due to COVID-19, starting from the 18th.

Under the COVID-19 response system, the district will sequentially promote projects with low infection risk, such as non-face-to-face, outdoor, and dispersed work types.

The projects resuming on the 18th include seven outdoor activities such as street environment guardians, and three school-based projects such as elementary school meal helpers will restart according to the opening schedules of elementary, middle, and high schools.

Three projects, including Nono Care and senior center jobs, which require face-to-face interaction indoors, will resume later following the Ministry of Health and Welfare's guidelines for restarting projects.

Earlier, from the 11th to the 15th of this month, the district conducted education on personal hygiene and group quarantine guidelines for COVID-19 prevention targeting about 2,000 participants in the district-operated senior job program over five days.

Also, in cooperation with the Seodaemun Police Station Traffic Division, a traffic safety expert instructor visited the education site to explain pedestrian traffic safety and traffic accident cases to prevent traffic accidents involving seniors.

After the project resumes, Seodaemun-gu will check whether individual hygiene management rules are being followed by participating seniors and agency workers to prevent infection, and will inspect daily compliance with safety management obligations.

Mayor Moon Seok-jin of Seodaemun-gu said, “We ask for the understanding of seniors regarding the situation where the senior job program had to be suspended due to quarantine management,” and added, “We will always prioritize the safety of seniors and promote the senior job program.”