"Ideas to Increase Jobs for People with Severe Disabilities Reflected in Government Policy"

'Contest for Ideas to Expand Employment of Persons with Severe Disabilities and Outstanding COVID-19 Overcoming Cases' Held

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bo-kyung] The Ministry of Employment and Labor is hosting, and the Korea Employment Agency for the Disabled is organizing the '2020 Ideas for Expanding Employment of Persons with Severe Disabilities and COVID-19 Overcoming Best Practices Contest.'

Held from the 7th until October 30th, this contest was planned to establish employment policies for persons with disabilities that can be felt by everyone, including persons with disabilities and employers, and anyone in the public can participate.

Now in its second year, the contest aims to reflect ideas related to expanding job opportunities for persons with severe disabilities into actual policies. Participants are required to submit business items and implementation plans related to the employment of persons with severe disabilities.

Especially this year, a new theme was added to the contest: cases that expanded or preserved jobs for persons with severe disabilities despite the difficult situation caused by the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

The contest, conducted in two categories: 'Ideas for Expanding Employment of Persons with Severe Disabilities' and 'COVID-19 Crisis Overcoming Cases,' accepts submissions via email (jjidea2020@kead.or.kr) until 6 p.m. on October 30th. The results of the evaluation will be announced on November 25th on the agency's website.

According to the final evaluation results, awards will be given: the Minister of Employment and Labor Award (Grand Prize for 1 team with a prize of 3 million KRW), and the Agency Director's Award (Excellence Award for 2 teams with a prize of 1 million KRW, Encouragement Award for 3 teams with a prize of 500,000 KRW).

Jo Jong-ran, Director of the agency, said, "I express my gratitude to everyone who is striving to preserve jobs for persons with severe disabilities despite the prolonged COVID-19 situation," and added, "We will do our best to ensure that the ideas submitted lead to the outcome of expanding employment for persons with severe disabilities."

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