Gangwon Governor Choi Moon-soon Launches Nationwide Expansion of 'Gangwon-style Employment Social Responsibility System'

'Presidential Job Committee' Vice Chairman Kim Yong-gi Proposes Government-Level Efforts

Reference photo (Gangwon-do Type Employment Social Responsibility Employment Creation Maintenance Fund Support Business Agreement Ceremony) [Provided by Gangwon-do]

[Asia Economy Reporter Ra Young-cheol] Choi Moon-soon, Governor of Gangwon Province, who has declared his candidacy for the next presidential election, proposed the nationwide expansion of the "Gangwon-type Employment Social Responsibility System" at the government level.

On the 17th, Gangwon Province stated, "We are promoting the 'Gangwon-type Employment Social Responsibility System' to overcome difficulties caused by the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic."

According to the province, Governor Choi directly requested efforts at the government level to expand the "Gangwon-type Jobs" nationwide to Kim Yong-gi, Vice Chairman of the Presidential Job Committee.

Governor Choi also met with Kim Dong-myung, Chairman of the Federation of Korean Trade Unions, to discuss solutions to job-related issues such as unemployment, job insecurity, and low wages.

Meanwhile, the "Gangwon-type Employment Social Responsibility System" is a policy that supports "regular job employment support," which provides 1 million KRW per month for one year in labor costs when a company hires one regular employee, and the so-called "Employment Creation and Maintenance Fund (3-3-3 Fund)," which offers loans up to 30 million KRW per person and a subsidy of 9 million KRW (30% of the loan amount) if employment is maintained for three years.

A provincial official stated, "Currently, over 6,000 companies in Gangwon Province have applied to support the employment of more than 17,000 regular employees in the 'regular job employment support' project."

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