Uljin-gun Launches Public Job Projects in First Half of Year... 1.5 Billion KRW Budget with 170 Participants

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] Uljin-gun, Gyeongbuk Province (Governor Jeon Chan-geol) announced on the 3rd that it will implement the public job creation project early in the first half of the year to create direct jobs in the public sector, ensure livelihood stability for vulnerable groups, and revitalize the local economy.

With a total project cost of 1.57 billion KRW and about 170 people, the public job project will be carried out in the first half of the year through direct jobs, youth jobs, and financial support projects for social economy enterprise jobs.

As part of the direct job project, Uljin-gun selected 4 people as quarantine personnel with a budget of 49 million KRW in December and deployed them to protect the county office building.

The local community job project, with a budget of 308 million KRW, was announced for recruitment in January and will be conducted for five months from February. The 14 selected people will be deployed to workplaces in Uljin-eup and Maehwa-myeon. In May, recruitment for 13 people for the second half of the project will be announced.

The public work project will be conducted with a budget of 620 million KRW. About 50 people will be selected in each half of the year, totaling about 100 people, and deployed to eight towns and townships excluding Uljin-eup and Maehwa-myeon for road and coastal environmental cleanup and traditional market parking lot management. It will be carried out for four months from March to the end of June, and recruitment for participants in the second half will be announced in May.

The youth job project to revitalize rural farming and fishing areas in Uljin-gun will be promoted with a total project cost of 207 million KRW. Related programs include the Urban Youth Rural Dispatch System, youth startups, and youth small and medium enterprise internship programs.

The youth job financial support project, promoted as part of fostering social enterprises, has a total project cost of 324 million KRW and selects 14 young people to assist social enterprise activities.

Separately, Uljin-gun is actively striving to create and foster social enterprise jobs in Uljin-gun by investing a budget of 60 million KRW in mid- to late-career job discontinuity projects.

Jeon Chan-geol, Governor of Uljin-gun, said, "Through the early implementation of the public job project in the first half of the year, we expect to greatly contribute to ensuring livelihood stability for vulnerable groups and creating a pleasant environment in 10 towns and townships, as well as to be a great help in revitalizing the local economy during the difficult times of COVID-19."

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