Gwangyang-si Conducts Population Education for New Public Officials

Over Three Sessions, About 100 People Targeted for Raising Awareness on Population Issues and Policy Promotion

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] Gwangyang City conducted population education during the ‘2020 New Appointee Candidate Registration Briefing’ held the previous day in the main conference room, targeting newly appointed public officials.

This population education, conducted in three sessions, was aimed at about 100 new appointee candidates this year, with the goal of having public officials take the lead in resolving the mismatch between workplace and residence locations, known as job-residence (職住) inconsistency.

The city received favorable reviews for forming a consensus among new public officials to find new solutions to population decline issues such as low birth rates and aging, introducing Gwangyang City’s life-cycle population policies, and providing tailored education including advice from senior public officials necessary for public service life.

Jung Seung-jae, head of the Population Policy Team, stated, “To create a greater Gwangyang, resolving the job-residence inconsistency for employees commuting from outside the area to institutions and companies is an urgent task,” and urged, “Public officials should take the lead in relocating within the jurisdiction to set an example for citizens so that this issue can be resolved.”

Meanwhile, Gwangyang City plans to intensively promote ‘visiting population education’ and ‘local Gwangyang愛 address registration relocation activities’ targeting companies, schools, and public institutions to share awareness of the population decline crisis and build public consensus among citizens.

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