Dongjak-gu Recruits 998 Hope Jobs to Overcome COVID-19

Recruitment from the 10th to the 25th... Residents of Dongjak-gu aged 18 or older with work ability can participate... Work 5 days a week, 15 to 30 hours per week... Project period from July 20 to December 19, lasting 5 months

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Dongjak-gu (Mayor Changwoo Lee) is recruiting 998 participants for the 'COVID-19 Overcome Hope Job Project.'

This project relaxes the participation criteria of the public work project from the existing low-income vulnerable groups to residents temporarily in need of livelihood support.

Applicants must be Dongjak-gu residents aged 18 or older with the ability to work as of the project start date. Priority will be given to low-income vulnerable groups, those needing livelihood support due to the local economic downturn, those unemployed or on leave/closed due to COVID-19, and youth.

Residents wishing to participate should bring an application form, business registration certificate, and other supporting documents to their local community service center by Thursday, the 25th, for in-person submission. The final selected candidates will be announced on the 13th of next month.

The working period is approximately five months from July 20 to December 19, with a principle of working 15 to 30 hours per week over five days, and the minimum hourly wage will be applied.

Participants will be assigned to work in areas such as ▲living quarantine support ▲alleyway commercial district and small business recovery support ▲public rest area improvement ▲emergency public work support.

In particular, to continuously respond to the COVID-19 situation, living quarantine teams and school living quarantine teams by district will also be recruited.

The district will prioritize the applicant’s desired project but will consider reassignment based on previous jobs, specialties, and health conditions if there is no desired project or if there is concentration in specific projects.

For more details, please refer to the Dongjak-gu Office website or contact your local community service center or the Job Policy Division.

This year, including the public work project in the first half, the district is currently selecting and operating about 300 people for expanded public jobs related to COVID-19 to revitalize the local economy and support COVID-19 quarantine fields.

Changwoo Lee, Mayor of Dongjak-gu, said, “We will do our best to restore residents’ daily lives through prompt economic support for small business owners and vulnerable groups facing difficulties due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic.”

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