"Creating Jobs for Disabled through Yeoju Smart Farm"…Agreement Signed for Establishing Standard Workplace

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bo-kyung] The Korea Employment Agency for the Disabled, Yeoju City, Korea District Heating Corporation, Purme Foundation, and SK Hynix signed an agreement on the 19th to establish a 'Consortium-type Standard Workplace for the Disabled' to create jobs for people with disabilities.

A standard workplace for the disabled refers to a place that provides high-quality and stable jobs for people with disabilities by equipping facilities suitable for them and paying wages above the minimum wage.

At the signing ceremony held at Yeoju City Hall, Cho Jong-ran, the director of the agency, Lee Hang-jin, mayor of Yeoju City, Hwang Chang-hwa, president of Korea District Heating Corporation, and Kang Ji-won, director of Purme Foundation, agreed to join forces for the early establishment of a consortium-type standard workplace for the disabled to create quality jobs for local people with disabilities.

Yeoju City plans to complete the establishment of the corporation together with Korea District Heating Corporation and Purme Foundation through processes such as feasibility review, ordinance enactment, and investment, and will receive support funds from the agency to invest in the consortium-type standard workplace for the disabled.

The newly established consortium-type standard workplace for the disabled will conduct crop cultivation through smart farms, packaging and sales, processing and sales of local agricultural products, and agricultural training for vocational rehabilitation of people with severe disabilities. It plans to hire up to about 70 local people with disabilities.

Director Cho said, "The agreement to establish a consortium-type standard workplace for the disabled, which brings together the intentions of various organizations, will serve as a cornerstone for realizing the nation's social responsibility through the employment of people with disabilities by the government and local governments."

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