Corporate Taxi Drivers to Receive '700,000 Won Per Person' Support... Targeting 80,000 Beneficiaries

[Sejong=Asia Economy Reporter Moon Chaeseok] Corporate taxi drivers facing difficulties due to the COVID-19 pandemic will receive support funds of 700,000 KRW per person.

The Ministry of Employment and Labor announced on the 1st that it will implement the "3rd Emergency Employment Stability Support Project for General Taxi Drivers" with this content starting from the 2nd of this month.

This project, included in the 4th disaster relief fund with a budget of 56 billion KRW, will provide income stabilization funds of 700,000 KRW per person to approximately 80,000 taxi drivers affiliated with corporate taxi companies whose sales have decreased due to COVID-19.

Taxi drivers who joined before February 1st and have continuously worked until the 2nd of this month are eligible for support.

This is the third income stabilization support project for corporate taxi drivers. While the 1st and 2nd projects required a minimum employment period of 3 months, this project has relaxed the requirement to 2 months.

Taxi drivers affiliated with corporate taxi companies whose sales decrease was confirmed during the 1st and 2nd projects can submit an application to their company, which will compile and submit it to the local government.

Taxi drivers who do not meet the sales decrease requirement but have experienced a decrease in their own income can directly submit an application to the local government and receive support funds after review.

Those who received support funds in the 1st and 2nd projects must also submit an application to receive funds from the 3rd project.

The Ministry of Employment and Labor plans to provide support funds to eligible recipients as quickly as possible, but the timing of payments may vary by local government.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.