Gyeongnam Province Creates 20,000 Direct Jobs... 106 Billion Won Emergency Investment

Anyone Aged 18 and Over Can Apply... Priority Selection for Employment-Vulnerable Groups and Others

Gyeongsangnam-do Provincial Government Building Exterior View

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Choi Hyun-joo] Gyeongnam Province announced on the 17th that it plans to fully launch the ‘COVID-19 Overcome Hope Job Project’ in July to overcome the emergency economic situation as the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic has made the regional economic downturn and employment shock more visible.

The ‘COVID-19 Overcome Hope Job Project’ is a direct job creation project and economic stimulus through emergency fiscal policy. The province secured 95.4 billion KRW in national funds, carrying out the project with a total budget of 106 billion KRW. It aims to create 20,000 direct public sector jobs to support the livelihoods of those unemployed and vulnerable to employment due to COVID-19, thereby revitalizing the regional economy.

The project will be implemented simultaneously in all cities and counties within the province for five months starting in July, and participants will receive wages based on the minimum wage of 8,590 KRW.

Eligibility is open to any resident of the province who has suffered from COVID-19, and anyone aged 18 or older can apply regardless of income or asset criteria previously applied to public job projects. Priority will be given to vulnerable employment groups, those on leave due to COVID-19, and unpaid leave workers.

The project includes 10 types of public services aimed at residents’ convenience, safety, and livelihood stability: ▲Living quarantine support ▲Alleyway commercial district and small business recovery support ▲Agricultural and fishing village economic activity support ▲Public rest area improvement ▲Culture and arts environment improvement ▲Emergency public work support ▲Industrial cluster area environmental maintenance ▲Disaster prevention ▲Youth support ▲Local government specialized projects.

Participants will be recruited and selected by each city and county. For detailed information such as recruitment period, work location, and job content, inquiries can be made to the job-related departments of each city and county after June 22.

Kim Ki-young, Director of the Job Economy Bureau of Gyeongnam Province, stated, “This is a difficult time, called the lean season of the livelihood economy, as the domestic and international economic recession and the COVID-19 employment cold wave coincide.” He added, “We expect that this large-scale hope job project will serve as a catalyst leading to economic recovery and employment stabilization.”

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