Gwanak-gu, Additional Recruitment of 600 for 2nd Hope Work Program

[Seoul District News] Gwanak-gu Recruiting Until the 29th to Contribute to Residents' Life Stability and Revitalize the Local Economy... Seongdong-gu Prepares 'Chuseok Comprehensive Measures' in 7 Areas Including Medical, Safety, Welfare, and Transportation... Seoul Eunpyeong Regional Self-Support Center Opens 'CU Saessakgae Convenience Store'... Geumcheon-gu Provides Additional 2 Million KRW Emergency Operating Funds Until End of September for All-Day Care Facilities (27 Local Child Centers, 2 Our Neighborhood Care Centers)

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Gwanak-gu (Mayor Park Jun-hee) is accelerating efforts to revitalize the local economy by recruiting an additional 600 participants for the ‘2nd Hope Work Support Project,’ targeting unemployed individuals and vulnerable groups facing economic hardship due to COVID-19.

The recruitment period is from the 23rd to the 29th of this month. Residents wishing to participate should bring their ID and July health insurance payment confirmation to their local community service center to apply in person.

Eligibility requires being a Gwanak-gu resident aged 18 or older with the ability to work. Priority will be given to those unemployed due to COVID-19, those whose businesses are temporarily closed or shut down, and other vulnerable employment groups.

The project participation period is two months, from October 18 to December 17, with a 5-day workweek and daily working hours of 3 to 5 hours (3 hours for those aged 65 and over, 5 hours for those under 65). Various work benefits are provided, including enrollment in the four major social insurances, paid holidays, and weekly/monthly leave allowances.

After the application deadline, participants will be selected through screening, and the results will be notified on October 14.

The 600 selected participants will work in various roles within the district office’s departments and community service centers, including activities such as the Gang Gam-chan disinfection team and park disinfection to prevent the spread of COVID-19 within the community.

Since September 13, Gwanak-gu has been conducting the 2nd Hope Work Support Project, selecting 855 participants?the largest scale among Seoul’s autonomous districts?and implementing 36 projects including environmental improvements at community centers and daily life quarantine projects.

For more detailed information about the Hope Work Project, please refer to the Gwanak-gu Office website (News → Recruitment Announcements) or contact the Dasan Call Center, Gwanak-gu Job Venture Division, or your local community service center.

An official from the district said, “We have secured the largest public job budget in Seoul and will continue our efforts to revitalize the local economy and create jobs amid the prolonged COVID-19 crisis.”

Seongdong-gu (Mayor Jung Won-oh) has prepared the ‘2021 Chuseok Comprehensive Measures’ to be actively implemented from the 15th to the 23rd in celebration of the upcoming Chuseok holiday.

To this end, thorough and meticulous comprehensive measures have been prepared across seven major sectors including medical care, safety, welfare, and transportation.

First, the ‘Reliable Care Welfare Situation Room’ will operate to check on the well-being of 5,140 people including the elderly, disabled, middle-aged single-person households, and children receiving meals. For 377 high-risk health households, phone calls will be made to check health and medication status. Additionally, 840 elderly, disabled, and children/youth receiving meal support will have side dishes or substitute foods delivered directly to their homes the day before the holiday to prevent meal service gaps.

Furthermore, safety inspections of major local facilities will be conducted, including building safety preparations. Events such as prize giveaways will be held until the 18th at nine traditional markets and shopping districts to support small business owners and customers.

Parking enforcement will be relaxed in areas with frequent complaints about illegal parking near traditional markets and stations to enhance resident convenience. However, due to the continuation of COVID-19 social distancing level 4, free access to public parking lots and resident-priority parking lots will not be provided during this Chuseok.

COVID-19 response will be thoroughly implemented during the holiday. Along with operating a COVID-19 medical response team, the health center’s work has been subdivided into 13 categories to manage confirmed cases and other response tasks, completing preparatory work to respond strictly to any emergency situations.

During the holiday, screening clinics (health centers) will operate from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and temporary screening clinics (near the Seongdong-gu Office basketball court) from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The 24-hour vaccine call center and epidemiological investigation support will have reinforced staff. Emergency medical response plans include operating emergency medical situation rooms, open hospitals and clinics, and holiday duty pharmacies during the Chuseok holiday.

Additionally, quarantine measures have been strengthened through on-site inspections of food service establishments, public hygiene businesses, academies, religious facilities, and local parks. Proactive testing for foreigners and promotion of vaccination have been implemented to minimize infection risks. Residents are encouraged to visit their hometowns safely in small groups, fostering a quarantine-friendly Chuseok holiday atmosphere.

To ensure a pleasant and comfortable Chuseok atmosphere, a ‘Joint Cleanup of Vulnerable Areas by Dong’ was completed by the 8th, and during the holiday, the cleaning situation room will operate with 49 personnel in six teams daily to promptly collect holiday waste.

Seongdong-gu Mayor Jung Won-oh said, “As COVID-19 prolongs, residents are facing many difficulties and inconveniences, but we will carefully manage every corner to ensure a healthier and safer holiday than ever before.”

Eunpyeong-gu (Mayor Kim Mi-kyung) announced that the Seoul Eunpyeong Regional Self-Support Center (Director Choi Min-jun) has started operating the ‘CU Saessak Store’ convenience store in Eunpyeong Galhyeon from this month as part of a corporate-linked self-support labor project that creates social value through cooperation with companies.

‘CU Saessak Store’ is a project where the Seoul Eunpyeong Regional Self-Support Center and BGF Retail Co., Ltd. signed a business agreement to apply CU convenience store’s professional franchise system to self-support labor to assist low-income residents. The newly opened ‘CU Saessak Store’ Eunpyeong Galhyeon branch (233 Galhyeon-ro, Eunpyeong-gu) operates 24/7 with self-support participants working in pairs of two.

Choi Min-jun, Director of the Seoul Eunpyeong Regional Self-Support Center, said, “Through participation in the convenience store self-support labor project, participants can acquire systematic store management methods and customer service skills, enhancing their employment and entrepreneurship capabilities, which we expect will enable them to start self-support businesses in the future.” He added, “The store is safely operated with regular disinfection and quarantine, so we hope residents show great interest and use it.”

Last August, the Seoul Eunpyeong Regional Self-Support Center also opened the ‘GS Naeil Store (Daejo Haengun branch),’ where currently eight self-support participants work, gaining practical experience and opportunities to strengthen their self-support capabilities.

Geumcheon-gu (Mayor Yoo Sung-hoon) will provide an additional emergency operating fund of 2 million KRW to local children’s centers and Our Neighborhood Care Centers struggling due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic.

Due to staggered school attendance and full remote classes caused by the spread of COVID-19, children’s usage time at centers has increased, leading to economic burdens on centers. To prevent deterioration of care environments, the district decided to provide additional operating funds.

This emergency operating fund is a temporary additional payment beyond the existing operating funds. It will be provided to all 27 children’s centers and 2 Our Neighborhood Care Centers located in Geumcheon-gu by the end of September.

As part of COVID-19 related livelihood measures, Geumcheon-gu provided emergency operating funds of 1 million KRW per center to 27 children’s centers in May. Additionally, disinfection supplies such as disinfectors and contactless thermometers will be distributed to all children’s centers and Our Neighborhood Care Centers.

Yoo Sung-hoon, Mayor of Geumcheon-gu, said, “We expect this additional emergency operating fund to ease the economic burden on all-day care facilities in the area,” adding, “We will continue to strive to provide children with a pleasant, safe, and high-quality care environment.”

Gangseo-gu, Seoul (Mayor Noh Hyun-song) has once again been recognized for its outstanding district administration capabilities.

The district announced that it received the highest grade in the ‘2021 Government Joint Evaluation,’ being selected as an ‘Excellent District’ for seven consecutive years.

The Government Joint Evaluation is a system led by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety to secure effectiveness and accountability in national administration. It evaluates the performance of delegated national tasks, national subsidy projects, and major national policies over the past year across 17 metropolitan cities and provinces nationwide. Seoul measures the performance of its 25 autonomous districts based on their contribution to the Government Joint Evaluation.

Gangseo-gu received the highest S grade and was selected as an excellent district, receiving a financial incentive of 33 million KRW. This marks the seventh consecutive year since 2015 that Gangseo-gu has been selected as an excellent district.

The district achieved its goals in over 83% of the evaluation indicators. Notably, it received excellent evaluations in indicators such as ▲activation of data-based administration ▲utilization rate of public daycare centers ▲support efforts for out-of-school youth ▲achievement rate of greenhouse gas reduction efforts ▲achievement rate of sustainable forest resource development ▲policy improvement rate in gender impact assessments.

During the project implementation, regular reporting meetings were held to check performance, and for indicators with poor results, sector-specific countermeasures were established and actively pursued.

Mayor Noh Hyun-song said, “I consider it meaningful that the overall administration of the district has been positively evaluated over a long period,” adding, “We will continue to strive to provide administrative services that improve the quality of life for our residents.”

Dongdaemun-gu (Mayor Yoo Deok-yeol) announced that as of the 16th, 70% of the total eligible population in Dongdaemun-gu has completed the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

The total eligible population in Dongdaemun-gu is 342,837, and as of the 16th, 241,208 people have completed the first dose. Among them, 137,516 have completed the second dose, accounting for about 40%.

Yoo Deok-yeol, Mayor of Dongdaemun-gu, said, “As of the 16th, our district’s COVID-19 first-dose vaccination rate has surpassed 70%, which is meaningful and fortunate just before the Chuseok holiday,” expressing gratitude to residents for their active cooperation and efforts amid difficult circumstances.

He also conveyed deep sympathy and encouragement to the medical staff and employees who have always worked hard at the grassroots level, and emphasized, “To return to peaceful daily life, our collective urgent efforts are still needed, so I ask residents to firmly unite in complying with quarantine rules and social distancing.”

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