175 Participants Begin Work in Dongdaemun-gu Safe Job Program

From January 11 to June 30, COVID-19 Response, Sanitation Support, and Other Tasks... Providing Direct Jobs to Low-Income Vulnerable Groups to Promote Livelihood and Employment Stability

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Dongdaemun-gu (Mayor Yoo Deok-yeol) has started work on the 11th for a total of 175 participants selected for the first half of 2021 Safe Job Project.

The participants of the first half of 2021 Safe Job Project are assigned to 21 departments and will perform tasks such as quarantine in vulnerable areas by neighborhood, park environment maintenance, alley cleanliness support project, job center operation support, veterans' hall restaurant meal service, and cleaning until June 30.

They work under the principle of 5 days a week, within 6 hours per day, and the wage is applied at the 2021 minimum hourly wage of 8,720 KRW. However, participants aged 65 or older work only 3 or 4 hours per day for safety.

In November last year, the district recruited participants among residents aged 18 or older (as of the project start date) with work ability, and among 845 applicants, 175 economically vulnerable people were finally selected considering household income, property, and household member situations.

Yoo Deok-yeol, Mayor of Dongdaemun-gu, said, “I hope this Safe Job Project will provide economic help to residents facing financial difficulties and serve as a seed of hope within their families,” and added, “We will continue to do our best to support the economic participation of vulnerable groups.”

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