Yoon Hye-young, Gwangsan District Councilor in Gwangju, Draws Attention with Active Legislative Activities

Proposals for Preventing Solitary Deaths Among Single-Person Households and Other Current Municipal Issues Raised

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Yoon Hyeyoung, a member of the Gwangsan District Council in Gwangju Metropolitan City, is attracting attention for her legislative activities addressing various local issues.

According to the Gwangsan District Council on the 9th, Yoon questioned the executive branch about major district administration issues during the 2nd plenary session of the 269th regular meeting held the previous day.

First, she explained that the Dosan-dong village welfare facility, which was completed as a village hub space for the urban regeneration project, has not found a department to take over management for a year. To address this, she suggested temporarily entrusting it to the Gwangsan District Volunteer Center to operate as a village management office, and later transferring it to village organizations so that residents can manage it.

She also argued that the Recycling Neighborhood Yard Project, currently being piloted in Cheomdan 2-dong, should not become a one-time pilot project. She called for securing a budget for compensation for the Recycling Hanmadang managers and expanding the project throughout the entire Gwangsan District to increase resident participation.

She continued by addressing environmental issues. She explained that paper cartons are difficult to recycle unless they are unfolded and dried, even if collected, and insisted that when expanding collection boxes, locations with managers should be identified.

Additionally, beyond the status of single-person households per household, she requested a detailed management system and specific plans for systematic management and prevention of single-person households, as well as diversification of methods for women’s entrepreneurship education and support.

Finally, she added that short- and long-term measures for employment support education and job creation, which are urgently needed by women who have experienced career interruptions, are essential.

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