Incheon City to Provide Activity Incentives of 30,000 KRW per Person for Idolbomi Starting Next Year

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyesook] Incheon City will provide an activity incentive allowance of 30,000 KRW starting next year to babysitters who work more than 60 hours per month.

The city announced on the 22nd that it has secured a budget of 345 million KRW to pay the activity incentive allowance to improve the treatment of babysitters. Currently, the basic hourly wage for babysitters is 8,730 KRW this year, which is at the minimum level.

There are 1,257 babysitters active in Incheon, providing 370,000 services annually.

In particular, over the past two years, due to the spread of COVID-19 and the closure of daycare centers and schools, the gap in facility care has increased, but uninterrupted services have been provided to minimize the care gap in families.

The home-visit babysitting program operates as a full-day care service for infants under 36 months old and an hourly care service for children under 12 years old.

Families not eligible for government support can also use the care service at their own full expense when they urgently need to leave their children in care.

An official from Incheon City stated, "We will make further efforts to improve the treatment of babysitters who are working on the front lines to reduce the care gap in families."

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