Gwangju City, 2021 Disabled Job Project Contest Announcement

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Gwangju Metropolitan City recently confirmed the 2021 Gwangju Metropolitan City Disabled Employment Support Project Announcement (draft) through the first meeting of the Job Committee's Disabled Subcommittee and announced on the 31st that it will proceed with its own disabled employment project contest.

This year's contest will be announced from today until the 20th of next month, and after document screening (April 21-23) and presentation screening (April 29), 2 to 5 implementing organizations that can create quality jobs for residents with disabilities in the region will be finally selected.

At the first meeting of the 2021 Job Committee Disabled Subcommittee, the members recognized the importance of the employment sector in disability welfare and agreed to prepare a good job model through solidarity and cooperation among various local disability welfare-related institutions and local governments, such as the Korea Employment Agency for the Disabled and the Comprehensive Support Center for Disabled Enterprises.

Previously, Gwangju created a total of 29 jobs for people with disabilities last year, including 6 in the clothing reform project, 12 in the visiting steam car wash service, 5 in topper making for job development and employment environment exploration for people with developmental disabilities, and 6 in packaging development and shopping mall production for organic rice snacks and scorched rice products.

In addition, in the case of clothing reform for people with disabilities, all 6 trained personnel were hired as regular employees by other companies, and three projects including the visiting steam car wash have continuously maintained employment, playing a crucial role as a catalyst in enhancing the self-esteem of local people with disabilities and creating an environment for independence.

In this regard, Gwangju is supporting a total of 931 people and 11.8 billion KRW through financial (national and city funds) disabled employment projects that provide jobs through financial support to registered unemployed disabled persons aged 18 or older, social participation, and income security, including 205 general jobs, 95 part-time jobs, 500 welfare jobs (participatory and special education-linked), and 76 developmental disability care assistant jobs.

Park Hyang, Director of the Welfare and Health Bureau of the city, said, “It is of utmost importance for Gwangju, which aims to be a human rights city, to create jobs for people with disabilities and establish conditions for their independence,” adding, “We will consider this an opportunity to take a step forward to satisfy the economic stability and social participation desires of people with disabilities through work and do our best to ensure quality jobs for people with disabilities are prepared.”

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