Boseong County Promotes 'Boseong Hope Job Project' to Share COVID-19 Hardships

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Yongcheol] Boseong-gun, Jeollanam-do announced on the 19th that it has been implementing the ‘Boseong Hope Job Project to Overcome COVID-19’ since the 18th to stabilize the livelihoods of ordinary citizens.

The county plans to recruit an additional 30 participants by the 21st.

The Boseong Hope Job Project is a program directly operated by the county to provide jobs for residents in need of livelihood support, sharing the pain of citizens who have suffered direct and indirect economic damage due to COVID-19.

This project will be carried out for four months until December, with about 100 workers participating. They will be responsible for tasks such as maintaining the scenery of tourist sites including the nationally important agricultural heritage site, the Boseong terraced tea fields, maintaining public rest areas, and supporting disinfection in public places.

Working hours are 30 hours per week for those under 65 years old and 15 hours per week for those 65 and older. The wage is the regular hourly wage of 8,590 KRW, and workers are enrolled in the four major social insurances, with paid weekly holidays and annual paid leave provided.

For more details, refer to the county’s official website announcements and the comprehensive job counseling center, or apply in person at the administrative welfare centers in your town or township.

A county official said, “We hope this will provide temporary help to citizens facing economic difficulties due to COVID-19, and we will continue to do our best to discover jobs and promote support projects to revitalize the local economy.”

Meanwhile, Boseong-gun is actively promoting job creation policies for youth, middle-aged workers, companies, and social communities in addition to public job projects directly supported by the county, such as hope jobs, community jobs, and public work projects. Detailed information related to Boseong-gun’s job policies can be found on the county’s official website and the Ministry of Employment and Labor’s Worknet.

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