Jinju City Provides Emergency Support Funds for Corporate Taxi and Charter Bus Workers

Corporate Taxi Drivers Receive 500,000 KRW, Chartered Bus Drivers 1,000,000 KRW Support
Applications Accepted from 12th to 20th, Payment in January

Jinju City Hall Exterior View (Photo by Jinju City)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Jinju City, Gyeongnam Province, announced on the 12th that it will provide emergency support funds to corporate taxi drivers and charter bus drivers who are struggling to make a living due to a decrease in passengers caused by the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

According to the 4th Jinju City Regional Economic Emergency Support Measures announced on the 8th, the city will provide emergency support funds worth 580 million KRW to support the livelihoods of corporate taxi and charter bus transportation workers in the transportation sector.

In addition, support will be provided for the purchase of equipment such as charter bus video recording devices and 180 million KRW for taxi fare card payment fees.

This emergency support for transportation workers is provided considering fairness among transportation workers, as the government’s 3rd disaster relief fund offers differentiated support of 1 million KRW for individual taxi drivers and 500,000 KRW for corporate taxi drivers.

Regarding the eligibility, corporate taxi drivers who joined before October 1 of last year and are currently working as of the announcement date on the 12th of this year are eligible.

Charter bus drivers who joined before January 7 of this year and are currently working as of the announcement date on January 12 are eligible.

The application period for the support funds is from the 12th to the 20th, and applicants must submit the application form and required documents to their affiliated corporate taxi or charter bus companies, which will then collect and submit them to the city.

The city plans to review the documents received during the application period and disburse the support funds within January.

Jinju Mayor Cho Gyu-il said, “With the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic and the third wave shaking the foundation of the local economy and daily life, we hope that this 4th regional economic emergency support will be a help to citizens facing difficulties,” and added, “We ask for your continued active participation in efforts to overcome COVID-19.”

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