Seongbuk-gu Launches Large-Scale Hope Job Project to Overcome COVID-19 Crisis

Employment of a total of 1,018 people with a scale of 8.5 billion KRW... Livelihood support for vulnerable groups due to COVID-19

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Seongbuk-gu (Mayor Lee Seung-ro) is promoting a large-scale Hope Job Project for vulnerable groups facing economic difficulties due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic.

As the employment shock caused by COVID-19 became visible from March, including the largest decrease in employment since the financial crisis and a record high increase in leave of absence, the district has decided to expand large-scale public job projects for vulnerable groups.

The district plans to hire a total of 1,018 people through this Hope Job Project, with a total project budget of 8.5 billion KRW.

The workers employed through the Hope Job Project will work between 15 and 30 hours per week, with wages set at 8,590 KRW per hour based on the minimum wage.

Accordingly, workers are expected to receive a monthly salary ranging from a minimum of 670,000 KRW to a maximum of 1,800,000 KRW.

The recruitment targets are residents in need of livelihood support due to COVID-19, including vulnerable groups. Priority will be given to low-income individuals, the unemployed, those on leave or who have closed businesses, unpaid leave workers, and youth, with implementation starting in July.

The main work areas include ▲support for daily quarantine ▲support for recovery of local markets and small business owners ▲support for agricultural and fishing village economic activities ▲improvement of public rest areas ▲improvement of cultural and artistic environments ▲emergency public work support ▲environmental maintenance in industrial clusters ▲disaster prevention ▲youth support ▲and local government specialized projects.

The district expects that this Hope Job Project will strengthen the COVID-19 related quarantine system, aid local economic recovery, and in the long term, connect to private sector jobs, thereby creating sustainable public sector jobs in the community.

Lee Seung-ro, Mayor of Seongbuk-gu, said, "We have launched this Hope Job Project to overcome COVID-19 together," and added, "We hope to actively hire vulnerable groups facing economic difficulties and provide at least some help."

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