Establishment of Consortium-Type Standard Workplace for Disabled in Gangwon-do Regional Broadcasting... "Hiring Over 60 People"

Disability Employment Agency-Wonju City-Welfare TV Gangwon Broadcasting Joint Investment
Following last week's opening of Korea's first 'Purume Yeoju Farm,' Agreement Signed... "First in Gangwon Province"

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[Sejong=Asia Economy Reporter Moon Chaeseok] Following the opening of 'Purume Yeoju Farm,' the country's first consortium-type standard workplace for people with disabilities last week, a standard workplace for people with disabilities will be established inside a broadcasting company in Gangwon Province. It plans to employ about 60 people with disabilities in the information technology (IT) and call center sectors.

The Korea Employment Agency for the Disabled, Wonju City, and Welfare TV Gangwon Broadcasting announced on the 14th at 11 a.m. at Wonju City Hall that they signed an agreement to establish a consortium-type standard workplace for people with disabilities tentatively named 'Happy Dream.' The signing ceremony was attended by Cho Hyanghyun, Chairman of the Agency, Won Changmook, Mayor of Wonju City, and Lee Changhyuk, CEO of Welfare TV Gangwon Broadcasting.

A consortium-type standard workplace for people with disabilities refers to the establishment of a standard workplace for people with disabilities through joint investment between local governments or public institutions and small and medium-sized enterprises. This agreement was implemented to improve the employment environment for people with severe disabilities and to fulfill the disability employment obligations of small and medium-sized enterprises in Wonju City. The agency explained that the public sector took the lead in promoting the agreement. An agency official said, "The consortium-type standard workplace for people with disabilities is a system that provides high-quality and stable jobs for people with disabilities," adding, "We expect more local governments and public institutions to participate in (workplace operations) after this agreement."

Overview of Consortium-type Standard Workplaces for Persons with Disabilities. (Source: Korea Employment Agency for Persons with Disabilities)

After conducting feasibility studies, ordinance enactment, and investment, Wonju City plans to complete the establishment of the corporation in the first half of the year and proceed with investments related to Happy Dream with support funds from the agency. Wonju City invested 300 million KRW, and Welfare TV Gangwon Broadcasting invested 700 million KRW. Going forward, about 60 local people with disabilities will be employed in IT fields such as web accessibility, website production, and educational projects, as well as in complex travel services for people with disabilities and call centers.

Chairman Cho said, "The agreement to establish a consortium-type standard workplace for people with disabilities, which brings together the intentions of the two organizations, will become a model case of fulfilling the nation's social responsibility through the employment of people with disabilities by local governments," adding, "The agency will concentrate all its capabilities to actively support this." Mayor Won promised, "We will operate the workplace as a model and leave a good precedent for other local governments and public institutions." CEO Lee said, "We will strive to present an innovative job creation model for people with disabilities in the IT sector centered on the first consortium-type standard workplace for people with disabilities in Gangwon Province."

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