180 SMEs Participating in 'Gangnam Youth Internship' to Hire 211 Employees This Year

Up to 1.2 Million KRW Monthly Support for New Corporate Hires and Youth Job Creation... "Targeting 250 People Next Year"

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Gangnam-gu (District Mayor Jung Soon-gyun) has supported up to 1.2 million KRW per month for hiring one intern through the ‘Small and Medium Enterprise Youth Internship’ program, resulting in a total of 180 companies hiring 211 job seekers this year.

The ‘Small and Medium Enterprise Youth Internship’ program provides wage support to SMEs that hire unemployed youth aged 15 to 34, recruiting 20 interns each month since January.

Since 2010, the program has assisted a total of 1,514 companies and 2,019 job seekers.

This year, Gangnam-gu increased the support amount from up to 1 million KRW per month to 1.2 million KRW starting in May to stabilize the management of SMEs affected by the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic and to maintain employment for young workers.

The district plans to continue the program next year and increase the number of hires from 200 to 250.

Meanwhile, Gangnam-gu has established a ‘Visiting Job Counseling Center’ on the second floor of the Seoul Gangnam Driver’s License Examination Office to assist job seekers such as those preparing for employment and women with career interruptions, providing customized employment referral services for residents and striving to develop various job policies.

Seo Won-hee, Director of the Job Policy Division, said, “We hope this program, which promotes new employment in SMEs and creates quality youth jobs, will provide some help to youth and SMEs facing crises due to COVID-19. We will continue to lead efforts to make Gangnam a city good for businesses and a city where youth want to live.”

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