Mapo-gu to Recruit Additional 882 Participants for COVID-19 Overcome Hope Jobs Program

Additional Recruitment Until September 11, Apply at Local Community Service Centers... Providing Public Jobs to Support Regional Economic Recovery and Residents Struggling Due to COVID-19

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Mapo-gu (District Mayor Yudonggyun) announced that it will additionally recruit participants for the 'COVID-19 Overcome Hope Job Project' until September 11.

The eligible participants include employment-vulnerable groups, those on leave or closed businesses, unemployed for more than one month, special employment workers, freelancers, platform workers with decreased income, and unpaid leave workers. The district plans to provide public jobs to support the recovery of the local economy.

A total of 882 people will be selected across four fields, and the target projects are ▲support for kindergarten and school disinfection personnel ▲improvement of public rest areas and support for daily quarantine ▲emergency public work support ▲environmental maintenance projects.

Currently, anyone aged 18 or older with work ability who is an employment-vulnerable group or a Mapo-gu resident who has experienced business performance decline or closure due to COVID-19 can apply, and applications can be submitted at the local community service center of their registered resident address.

Selected participants will work 3 to 6 hours per day, 5 days a week, at district office departments and community service centers, receiving the minimum wage of 8,590 KRW per hour plus weekly and annual leave allowances, and will be enrolled in the four major social insurances. However, working hours and wages may be adjusted depending on age and work ability.

For detailed information on the recruitment for the Hope Job Project, check the announcement posted on the Mapo-gu Office website under recruitment notices, or contact the local community service center or the Mapo-gu Job Support Division.

Yudonggyun, Mayor of Mapo-gu, said, “We are striving to provide public jobs to absorb employment-vulnerable groups and the unemployed or closed business owners in response to the prolonged economic downturn and employment crisis caused by COVID-19,” adding, “We hope this opportunity for economic activity will help livelihoods even a little.”

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