Youth Special Committee Confirms Government-Proposed Tasks Including Youth Allowance and Income Account

Online Event on the 9th
Over 500 Participants from 17 Cities and Provinces
Final Plan Confirmed by Voting

Minister of Gender Equality and Family Lee Jung-ok is attending the '2020 16th Youth Special Assembly Launch Ceremony' held at AW Convention Center in Jongno-gu, Seoul on the afternoon of May 29, posing with youth committee members in the Thanks Challenge pose.
[Photo by Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunju Lee] Government-proposed policy tasks aimed at establishing an economic foundation for youth, such as youth allowances and the Youth Proper Income Growth Account (tentative name), will be finalized.

The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family announced on the 6th that the Youth Special Committee will hold a plenary session online on the 9th to finalize the policy tasks to be proposed to the government this year.

Launched in May, the Youth Special Committee consists of about 500 members, including youth representatives from 17 regional cities and provinces and youth selected centrally. Under the theme "Youth Standing on Their Own, Shouting the Future at the Center of the World," discussions have been held on youth independence in the areas of employment, protection, and economy. Regarding employment, tasks such as improving perceptions of youth labor and enhancing various clubs for employment and entrepreneurship have been discussed; in the protection area, strengthening support for the independence of out-of-school youth; and in the economic area, tasks such as youth allowances and the Youth Proper Income Growth Account have been deliberated.

The proposed tasks will be finalized through an online vote by all members of the National Youth Special Committee and will be recommended to relevant government ministries through the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family. In December, a results report meeting will be held where youth will directly present the policy tasks they propose to the government.

Yoon Hyoshik, Director of Youth and Family Policy at the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, said, "The Youth Special Committee is significant in that it directly reflects the voices of youth in government policies closely related to their daily lives, and we will continue to gather diverse opinions from youth and strive to turn them into policies."

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