Daejeon City Promotes Public Job Support Project for Social Economy Enterprises

[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] Daejeon City announced on the 14th that it will promote the ‘2022 Daejeon-type Public Job Support Project for Social Economy Enterprises’ targeting social economy enterprises and social economy solidarity organizations.

The project is divided into the ‘Dudream Job Project,’ where employees work 8 hours a day, 5 days a week (209 hours per month), and the ‘Public Job Project,’ where employees work 4 hours a day, 5 days a week (at least 80 hours per month).

The support targets are social economy enterprises and social economy solidarity organizations that newly employ workers aged 18 or older residing in Daejeon (mandatory enrollment in the four major social insurances). The number of jobs per project is 170 for the Dudream Job Project and 114 for the Public Job Project, with up to 5 employees per company (organization).

The city supports up to 1,532,000 KRW per person per month for those working 209 hours per month at the Dudream Job Project sites, and up to 1,112,000 KRW monthly, including 992,000 KRW in labor costs and 120,000 KRW for the four major social insurance premiums, when the condition of working at least 80 hours per month at the Public Job Project sites is met.

The support period is 8 months from the contract date, and the budget required for the project is 3,383 million KRW.

For more detailed information about the project, refer to the announcements posted on the city and Daejeon Job Economy Promotion Agency websites, or contact the Social Economy Division of Daejeon City Hall or the SME Support Team of the Daejeon Job Economy Promotion Agency.

Kim Ki-hwan, Director of the Citizen Community Bureau of the city, said, “We expect this support project to serve as a catalyst for economic revitalization by helping social economy enterprises become self-reliant while increasing jobs in the region.” He added, “The city will continue to make greater efforts to realize social values and community benefits, including expanding social services.”

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