Yangsan City Invests 10 Billion Won to Create Direct Jobs for Over 1,300 People

Various Public Jobs Including Public Work, Quarantine, and Community Job Projects
Plan to Prioritize Selection of 675 People Including Employment-Vulnerable Groups, Closed or Suspended Business Owners, and Unemployed
12 Projects Including Youth Empl

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Sang-hyun] Yangsan City, Gyeongnam Province, is actively engaging in public job projects as the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic has made the local economic downturn and employment shock more visible.

The city plans to select 675 people this year to support livelihoods by promoting various projects such as public work, quarantine, and community job projects targeting vulnerable employment groups, business suspension/closure workers, and unemployed individuals who are struggling due to COVID-19.

First, 331 people selected in the first half of the public work and quarantine projects last December will be gradually deployed starting in February.

Additionally, through the youth work experience project, young people will be matched with desired job roles in various fields to help with future career decisions, and wages will be supported for small business owners and companies. The total number of supported individuals this year is 100.

Along with this, employment subsidy projects for young and middle-aged groups will continue. The number of supported individuals has increased compared to last year, and the support amounts have been slightly adjusted.

In particular, the eligibility for the middle-aged employment subsidy has been expanded from those aged 45 and over to those aged 40 and over, and the support project for the four major insurance premiums for companies employing middle-aged workers has also expanded its target from those aged 55 and over to those aged 50 and over.

Mayor Kim Il-kwon said, “We are doing our best to stabilize people’s livelihoods by continuously providing public job projects to vulnerable groups suffering from COVID-19,” and added, “We will promote various support projects for young and middle-aged people to contribute to revitalizing the local economy.”

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