Yeongdeungpo-gu Creates 1,556 Hope Jobs to Overcome COVID-19

Fever Checks on the Way to School, Neighborhood Disinfection and Cleaning... Preventing COVID-19 and Supporting Economic Quarantine, Killing Two Birds with One Stone

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] At schools where children have started attending classes sequentially, there are people who help check the body temperature of children attending school to ensure a safe school life. The number of people cleaning and disinfecting every corner of the neighborhood and managing daily quarantine at multi-use facilities frequently used by vulnerable groups has also increased.

These are participants in the Hope Job program organized by Yeongdeungpo-gu (District Mayor Chae Hyun-il) for local residents struggling with their livelihoods due to COVID-19.

The Hope Job program is being actively promoted to provide jobs to vulnerable groups who have lost employment or closed businesses due to COVID-19, helping stabilize their livelihoods and revitalizing the local economy through their employment recovery.

The district has already hired 250 public work participants in the first half of the year, providing public jobs. As the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic continues to cause economic stagnation, since July, the Hope Job program has been expanded with a recruitment target of 1,556 people.

The main projects include ▲Yeongdeungpo Clean Coordinator ▲Temperature checks and disinfection at elementary, middle, and high schools ▲Daily quarantine at multi-use facilities ▲Park and green space environmental improvement, covering 59 projects in 4 fields.

Since July, the first to third rounds of selection and placement have been completed, and currently, a total of 905 workers are participating in the Hope Job program. To revitalize the stagnant economy as soon as possible, the eligibility requirements for participation have been minimized, and continuous recruitment efforts are underway.

In addition to providing public jobs, the district has also started customized employment training to strengthen residents' employment capabilities. The nursing care worker training course and home repair training course were completed with great enthusiasm from participants, and in the second half of the year, courses such as dementia manager training, new security guard training, and start-up YouTuber training will be operated.

Moreover, beyond public jobs, the district is making multifaceted efforts to create private sector jobs by holding job fairs where one-on-one interviews and job matching are possible.

Chae Hyun-il, Mayor of Yeongdeungpo-gu, said, “Through the Hope Job program, we aim to overcome the economic difficulties faced by our residents due to COVID-19 together,” and added, “We will continue to create a vibrant Yeongdeungpo-gu by providing various customized jobs.”

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