Gwangju Seo-gu Takes Quick Steps to Create Regular Jobs for Youth

Connecting 28 Local Companies with Young Talent: 'Youth Regular Employment Online Matching Day' Held

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Shin Dong-ho] Seo-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City (Mayor Seo Dae-seok) announced on the 7th that it will hold the ‘Youth Regular Employment Online Matching Day’ connecting 28 local companies and young talents at the Deulbul Hall on the 2nd floor of Seo-gu Office on the 14th.

For this matching day, Seo-gu publicly recruited participating companies from the 17th to the 27th of last month, receiving a total of 73 applications, and selected 28 companies to sign employment agreements for youth regular employment.

Youths hired through this matching day will receive various benefits including regular employment, employment retention incentives, self-development support funds, and incentives up to 1,000 KRW.

To provide quality jobs to young people struggling with employment due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, Seo-gu is the only autonomous district in Gwangju to secure regional youth job project funds in the government’s 2nd supplementary budget, supporting a total of about 540 million KRW over the next two years.

The regional youth job project selects promising small and medium-sized enterprises located in Seo-gu and supports 80% of labor costs when hiring youth as regular employees, aiming to revitalize the local economy by inducing regular employment and settlement of local youth.

Youths wishing to participate can refer to the announcement on the Seo-gu Office and Seo-gu Job Center websites and apply to the Seo-gu Job Center by the 13th. If pre-registration is not possible, on-site registration is also available on the day of the matching event.

For more details, contact the Seo-gu Job Policy Division.

A Seo-gu official said, “As COVID-19 prolongs, job-seeking youths and local companies are going through a more difficult time than ever,” adding, “We hope this project will provide youths with an opportunity to take a step forward through successful employment and help companies overcome management difficulties.”

Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Shin Dong-ho sdhs6751@asiae.co.kr

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