Daegu Mayor Kwon Young-jin to Create 30,000 Senior Jobs with 113.1 Billion Won Investment

Daegu City Hall.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yeo Jong-gu] Despite the COVID-19 crisis, Daegu City is steadily carrying out the senior job project to encourage social participation among local elderly residents.

Daegu City announced on the 8th that it will invest a budget of 113.7 billion KRW this year to provide 29,760 jobs, an increase of 800 from last year.

The project is being promoted through 41 job implementation agencies, including 8 district and county offices and 8 senior clubs within the jurisdiction.

The senior job project is operated in three types: public type, social service type, and private type.

The public type targets basic pension recipients aged 65 and older and involves volunteer activities such as visiting vulnerable elderly households to check on their well-being (No-No Care), supporting school meal services, providing emotional support to multicultural families, and community disinfection.

Participants receive an activity allowance of 270,000 KRW per month for 30 hours of participation over 11 months.

The social service type allows seniors aged 65 and older to participate and provides jobs that utilize their experience and activity capabilities.

Main activities include support services for children and youth, support for the elderly and disabled, counseling and consulting support, with participants working 60 hours per month for 10 months and receiving a maximum wage of 710,000 KRW.

The private type creates jobs by operating small-scale stores suitable for seniors, including food manufacturing and sales, manufacturing and sales of industrial products, delivery services, and car washing.

Participants are seniors aged 60 and older, and year-round participation guarantees stable income.

Additionally, Daegu plans to expand the senior job regional specialization project called ‘Senior Club Specialization’ and conduct entrepreneurship and customized vocational training to create new senior job projects that match their capabilities.

So far, 19 business sites such as restaurants and silver cafes have been established, employing 177 seniors, and vocational training has been provided to 1,180 seniors including caregivers, baristas, and security guards, with 422 successfully finding employment.

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