Gyeonggi-do Provides 1.2 Million Won Welfare Points to 'Working Youth'... Applications Open from August 1

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Gyeonggi Province is publicly recruiting 5,000 participants for the 2nd round of the 'Youth Welfare Points' program, one of the youth worker support projects aimed at improving the welfare and treatment of young workers.

The Youth Welfare Points support project targets young residents aged 18 to 34 living in Gyeonggi Province who are employed at small and medium-sized enterprises, small business owners, or non-profit organizations located in Gyeonggi Province, working at least 36 hours per week, and earning a monthly salary of 2.6 million KRW or less. The program provides welfare points worth 1.2 million KRW annually.

Selected participants can freely use the welfare points to purchase desired products related to cultural activities, self-development, health management, and more at the 'Gyeonggi Youth Mall,' operated by the Gyeonggi Job Foundation, which offers 400,000 product items.

The 2nd recruitment period is from the 1st to the 18th of next month. Applications can be submitted through the Gyeonggi Job Foundation's 'Jobaba' website (http://youth.jobaba.net). Applicants will be comprehensively evaluated based on age, duration of residence in Gyeonggi Province, workplace, length of service, and monthly salary, with the final selected participants announced on the 31st of next month.

Kim Kyung-hwan, Director of the Youth Welfare Policy Division of Gyeonggi Province, said, "We hope this project to support the welfare of young workers will help them live happier lives, even if just a little."

This year, the province plans to recruit a total of 17,000 participants for the 'Youth Welfare Points' program. In the first round held in May, 17,416 people applied for 7,000 spots, resulting in a competition ratio of about 2.5 to 1. The 3rd recruitment will take place in November.

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