Seongdong-gu Discovers 131 Jobs Including Digital Youth Jobs, Providing Employment for 1,094 People

Discovery of 131 New Jobs Including Digital Youth Jobs, Providing Employment for Youth and COVID-19 Unemployed... Differentiated from Existing Job Projects, Focus on Capacity Building for Employment, Independently Developed New Projects

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Seongdong-gu (Mayor Jeong Won-oh) has created 131 projects under the ‘Seongdong-type New Deal Public Jobs’ initiative to overcome the economic downturn and large-scale unemployment caused by the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, providing youth employment opportunities and serving as a stepping stone for job placement.

The Seongdong-type New Deal Public Jobs differ from existing job projects, which mainly provided simple labor jobs for vulnerable groups’ livelihood support. This initiative focuses on providing specialized jobs and tailored capacity-building for employment and reemployment, targeting youths facing severe employment crises due to COVID-19, the unemployed, temporarily closed or shut-down business owners, and special employment workers and freelancers whose incomes have sharply declined.

Since May, the district office has conducted internal job demand surveys by department to create its own job projects. Focusing on jobs related to the rapidly growing 4th Industrial Revolution sectors, it discovered 27 projects in the ‘Digital Youth Jobs’ field, including administrative big data construction and online content production, as well as 10 projects in the ‘Social Economy Innovation’ field, such as social venture and social economy company big data ecosystem map design projects.

Additionally, 14 projects under ‘Living Culture Improvement,’ including urban regeneration area data discovery, 4 projects under ‘Future Change Response,’ such as the Seongdong-type Smart Shelter Living Lab, and 77 projects under ‘Public Administration Services’ were created, totaling 131 projects across 5 fields, supporting 1,094 jobs.

A district official stated, “This project particularly focuses on overcoming youth unemployment by helping youths gain employment in private companies centered on the 4th Industrial Revolution, such as creators using video content and makerspaces. We have prepared work areas that can satisfy diverse youth demands, ranging from simple tasks like quarantine and environmental maintenance to administrative support.”

Furthermore, for youths preparing for employment and self-development, jobs offering 3 to 4 hours per day and 15 to 20 hours per week are provided, while youths balancing livelihood and self-development can work 6 to 8 hours per day and 30 to 40 hours per week, operating under a customized time selection system suited to their individual circumstances.

The district completed recruitment in June and will begin full-scale job provision from July 20 to December 19, spanning five months. Wages range from a minimum of 670,000 KRW to 1,800,000 KRW per month based on the minimum wage (8,590 KRW), with additional weekly and monthly allowances and meal expenses provided.

Jeong Won-oh, Mayor of Seongdong-gu, said, “Recently, companies prefer experienced workers over new hires and have shifted to on-demand recruitment, making it even harder for young people entering the workforce to find jobs. With minimum wage increases and the introduction of automated machines, even part-time jobs for youths are difficult to secure. Given the overall economic difficulties caused by COVID-19, which have deepened the concerns of youths and the unemployed, we hope this job project will serve as a stepping stone for them to dream of a hopeful future.”

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