Tasks including cleaning toys and educational materials at daycare centers until December, disinfecting spaces used by children... Preventing COVID-19 spread, providing jobs for vulnerable groups and unemployed, reducing childcare teachers' workload

Dongdaemun-gu Deploys 31 Hope Job Participants for Dedicated Cleaning and Disinfection of Daycare Centers View original image


[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Dongdaemun-gu (Mayor You Deok-yeol) has hired 31 personnel for COVID-19 overcoming hope jobs to carry out cleaning and disinfection tasks at daycare centers.


The district promoted the hope job project to provide public jobs to residents facing economic difficulties due to COVID-19 and to create a safe childcare environment by preventing and controlling infectious diseases that may occur in daycare centers where vulnerable infants and toddlers stay.


The district selected personnel focusing on vulnerable employment groups such as low-income families, long-term unemployed, single-parent families, those unemployed or closed businesses due to COVID-19, daycare teachers with certification, and those with childcare-related experience.


The selected personnel will work for about five months from August to December (5 days a week, 3 to 6 hours per day, varying by shift), visiting the 204 daycare centers in the area that applied, disinfecting toys, teaching materials, and educational tools, as well as disinfecting major spaces and common areas frequently touched in the daycare centers.



You Deok-yeol, Mayor of Dongdaemun-gu, stated, “The district is doing its best to reduce the burden on childcare teachers who are struggling with emergency care during the COVID-19 situation and to ensure that children can live in a healthy and safe environment. According to strengthened social distancing measures, when workers visit daycare centers, they minimize contact with infants and toddlers and strictly follow quarantine guidelines such as wearing masks and checking body temperature.” He added, “We will continue to manage and supervise to create a safe childcare environment.”


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