Gwanak-gu, Recruiting 220 for Seoul Citizen Safe Jobs (Public Work)

Providing Safe Jobs for Low-Income and Employment-Vulnerable Groups Facing Prolonged COVID-19 Economic Crisis... Recruitment Until May 4 to Support Residents' Stability and Revitalize Local Economy

Participants in the job program disinfecting local parks

[Asia Economy Reporter Jong-il Park] Gwanak-gu (Mayor Park Jun-hee) is recruiting participants for the second half of 2021 Seoul Citizen Safety Jobs (public work) to ensure livelihood and employment stability for low-income groups, vulnerable employment groups, and unemployed people facing economic difficulties due to COVID-19.

This project will be conducted for about five months from July 1 to November 30.

The total number of recruits is 220 (115 under 65 years old, 70 aged 65 or older, 35 youth).

Eligibility requires Gwanak-gu residents aged 18 or older with the ability to work. A comprehensive review of assets (under 300 million KRW), income (based on health insurance premiums as of March 2021, below 70% of median income), and participation history will be conducted. However, those excluded from selection include ▲persons with assets exceeding 300 million KRW ▲persons exceeding 70% of the median income standard ▲recipients of livelihood benefits ▲two participants from one household.

Working hours are five days a week, 3 to 5 hours per day (5 hours for those under 65 and youth, 3 hours for those 65 or older). Various work benefits such as enrollment in the four major insurances, paid holidays, and weekly/monthly allowance payments are also provided.

The recruitment period is from April 29 to May 4. Residents wishing to participate should bring their ID card, a copy of their health insurance card, and a health insurance premium payment certificate (as of March 2021, issued by the National Health Insurance Service) and visit their local community service center to apply.

Selected participants will be assigned to various departments of the district office and community service centers to perform tasks such as COVID-19 quarantine management, administrative support, and environmental maintenance.

The district office will review applicants' assets, income, and other qualifications and announce the selected candidates on June 28.

Meanwhile, Gwanak-gu has taken the lead in creating public jobs by selecting a total of 1,290 people, including 364 public work participants in the first half of the year (300 existing, 64 additional), 280 quarantine job participants (180 existing, 100 additional), 26 community members in the first half, and 620 participants in the Hope Work Support Project.

Mayor Park Jun-hee said, “We will do our best to promote job projects to provide public jobs to residents facing economic difficulties due to COVID-19, mitigate employment shocks, and inject vitality into residents’ livelihood stability and local economic recovery.”

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