New 'Farm Season Labor Shortage Improvement Project' Established Next Year... Local Government Proposal → Government Approval

2022 Regional and Industry Customized Job Creation Support Project Competition

[Sejong=Asia Economy Reporter Moon Chaeseok] The government announced on the 14th that it will establish and promote the 'Agricultural Season Labor Shortage Improvement Project,' a consortium job creation project with local governments starting next year.

The Ministry of Employment and Labor announced a call for proposals for the '2022 Regional and Industry Customized Job Creation Support Project' with this content. This project, implemented since 2006, is a competitive project where local governments discover job projects tailored to regional characteristics and propose them for support from the Ministry of Employment and Labor. Next year, a budget of 100 billion KRW will be invested. The structure requires local governments to design the projects but bear 10-30% of the local expenses depending on financial autonomy.

Next year, fields requiring policy support will have separate 'business models' prepared and 'regional-industry linked specialized projects' will be prioritized for support. In particular, the 'Agricultural Season Labor Shortage Improvement Project' will address labor shortages in rural areas. It will be conducted as a linkage project between urban and rural areas by forming a consortium of metropolitan and basic local governments. The performance of local government projects will be evaluated and reflected in the selection of projects for the following year.

Additionally, plans for next year include focusing on ▲ customized Tomorrow Employment Deduction projects for national key industries such as shipbuilding ▲ corporate employment and management support projects ▲ discovering regional innovation leading projects. Also, priority support will be given when promoting ▲ super-regional projects among metropolitan local governments ▲ job projects targeting youth and women in non-capital regions ▲ low-carbon and digital labor transition job projects.

Kim Youngjung, Director of Employment Policy at the Ministry of Employment and Labor, emphasized, "Next year's projects focus on expanding various specialized projects targeting regions and industries that require policy support. We hope local governments will pay active attention and effort so that this project restructuring can greatly help solve the accumulated regional job problems."

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