Gangwon-do, 'Comprehensive Management of Unemployed'... Aiming for 63% Employment Rate in the Province This Year

Promotion to Resolve the 3 Major 'Job Mismatch' Issues... 320.9 Billion Won Support

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[Asia Economy Reporter La Youngcheol] This year, Gangwon Province's job strategy focuses on the 'Unemployed Comprehensive Management Project' to address 'job mismatch resolution,' 'job support for vulnerable employment groups,' and 'Gangwon-style local venture company development.'

Gangwon Province announced on the 21st, "To achieve an employment rate of 63% this year, we plan to support job projects with 320.9 billion KRW (including city and county funds)."

To resolve the three major 'job mismatches,' a new project called 'My Job Platform Construction' will be launched, where AI will provide job matching services after big data analysis based on a database of job seekers and companies within the province. The system service will be built from April to October, followed by a pilot operation in November, alongside non-face-to-face one-stop employment support.

Through the 'Gangwon Online Marketer Training' project, the province plans to help small business owners enter the online market and train about 70 marketers on a pilot basis. The project will also promote training and employment of personnel with practical skills needed by companies, linking retired professionals to employment in non-profit organizations and social enterprises through training-type and career-type job support projects.

The 'Incentive for Promoting Employment of Persons with Disabilities' project targets companies with 5 to fewer than 50 employees, encouraging new employment and maintaining stable employment to support the independence of persons with disabilities. It provides monthly wage subsidies of 450,000 KRW for persons with mild disabilities and 800,000 KRW for persons with severe disabilities. To support job-seeking activities of youth and women with career interruptions, 500,000 KRW per month will be paid for six months. New projects will be launched based on 'Gangwon-style Safety Deposit,' 'Gangwon Province Social Insurance,' and 'Gangwon-style Youth Jobs' to improve the employment environment.

For 1,215 persons with disabilities aged 18 and over, jobs such as ▲full-time jobs ▲part-time jobs ▲welfare jobs ▲dispatch of masseurs for the visually impaired ▲assistants for caregivers of persons with developmental disabilities will be supported. For 1,350 low-income and vulnerable employment groups, five types of temporary jobs will be provided: ▲Happiness Sharing Support (free hair and beauty services for seniors, etc.) ▲DB construction (digitization of library materials, etc.) ▲public institution service support ▲environmental maintenance ▲safety keeper (emergency public projects responding to COVID-19).

Support for 'Senior Jobs' includes public interest activity type (basic pension recipients aged 65 and over), social service type (aged 65 and over), market start-up type and employment type (aged 60), covering 59,045 people. The 'Job and Welfare Bursting Eco-friendly Senior Jobs' project targets six cities and counties (Wonju, Gangneung, Hongcheon, Yeongwol, Jeongseon, Yanggu). It is a life welfare service-type job that installs laundromats and supports personnel needed for laundry, delivery, and care services.

The 'Gangwon-style Local Venture Company Development' program aims to create youth jobs and startups by investing 13 billion KRW by 2025 to discover and nurture local venture companies in seven categories (heritage, food, brand, stay, complex cultural space, tour, remote working). Additionally, support measures will be prepared according to growth stages, including investigating the management status and difficulties of companies to create conditions for their growth and provide support.

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