Pohang Has a 'Jaturi Exchange'... Wins 'Grand Prize' at National Basic Local Government Manifesto Competition

Following Last Year's Safety Sector, This Year Also Top Excellence in Job Sector for 2 Consecutive Years

Utilizing Spare Time in Daily Life, Connecting 8,000 Job Seekers and Employers

Pohang City won the Best Award for two consecutive years at the National Basic Local Government Heads Manifesto Competition.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] Pohang City, Gyeongbuk, created 8,000 'jobs' by trading spare time.

The 'Spare Time Exchange' project, which connects job seekers to rural areas and companies in need of labor, received high praise.

On the 12th, Pohang City announced that it won the national top prize in the job creation category at the '2021 National Basic Local Government Heads Manifesto Best Practice Competition' announced on the 9th.

Following last year's top prize in the 'Safety Autonomy' category for the 'Happy City Heunghae Making Project,' Pohang City won the top prize for two consecutive years this year with the 'Spare Time Exchange' in the job creation category.

Hosted by the Korea Manifesto Practice Headquarters, this competition discovers excellent cases among local government heads' pledges and policies.

Due to the spread of COVID-19, the event was held online and contactless instead of on-site presentations. Among 376 cases submitted by 159 basic local governments nationwide, excellent cases were finally selected in seven categories through the first document screening and the second online screening.

The 'Spare Time Exchange' project, selected as the best practice, is a region-specific project operated by the Job Promotion Team established nationwide for the first time in Pohang City in 2018.

This project connects job seekers who want to utilize spare time in daily life, such as housewives, youth, and the elderly, with recruiters such as public institutions, companies, rural areas, and restaurants.

By the first half of this year, it contributed greatly to Pohang City's job creation policy by facilitating job placements for about 14,000 people and producing 8,000 employed individuals.

Mayor Lee Kang-deok of Pohang said, "I am pleased that the 'Spare Time Exchange' was selected as the national best practice at this Manifesto Best Practice Competition, which externally recognizes Pohang City's efforts to create jobs."

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