Suncheon-si Expands Senior Job Program This Year... 3,312 Participants

Safety Accident Prevention · COVID-19 Quarantine Guidelines Training Conducted

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] Suncheon City (Mayor Heo Seok) announced on the 17th that it will conduct education for participants starting this month to prevent safety accidents among participants as it expands the senior job project this year.

The city is investing a budget of 11.4 billion KRW to provide various jobs to 3,312 seniors, an increase of 42 people compared to the previous year.

The project types include four fields: public interest activity type, market type, social service type, and employment referral type, operating a total of 46 project groups, with activity allowances ranging from 270,000 KRW to a maximum of 710,000 KRW per month.

Suncheon Senior Club, the dedicated institution for senior jobs in Suncheon City, is conducting education for 1,200 seniors at the Suncheon Culture and Arts Center Grand Theater for four days from the 16th to the 19th.

This education is conducted under safe and systematic quarantine rules such as temperature checks and social distancing. From 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., each session lasts 3 hours with 150 participants per session, totaling 8 sessions, providing education on safety accident prevention and workplace COVID-19 quarantine rules. The other four executing institutions also plan to complete education by March.

Yoo Gwan-sik, director of Suncheon Senior Club, said, “In the era of COVID-19, the most important thing is for seniors participating in jobs to work healthily and safely. We will actively and flexibly promote the project considering the safety and health of seniors.”

A Suncheon City official stated, “To live a happy old age in a healthy body and mind in the era of 100 years of age, we plan to continue discovering various high-quality senior job projects.”

Meanwhile, Suncheon Senior Club is promoting various professional and systematic senior job projects suitable for the abilities and aptitudes of the elderly, and currently, about 1,435 seniors are participating in job projects.

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