Muan-gun Wins 'Excellence Award' in National Local Government Job Competition

Grand Prize in Job Posting System and Securing 80 Million Won Financial Incentive

[Muan=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Oh Hwan-joo] On the 21st, Jeonnam Muan-gun received the Grand Prize in the Job Announcement System category at the 2022 National Local Government Job Awards ceremony hosted by the Ministry of Employment and Labor, held at the Sejong Convention Center.

Along with winning the Grand Prize, the county secured a financial incentive of 80 million KRW for incentive projects and capacity-building projects.

The National Local Government Job Awards is a comprehensive evaluation of job policies conducted annually by the Ministry of Employment and Labor to assess the efforts and achievements of local governments nationwide in job creation, encourage excellent local governments, and share job policies.

In this evaluation, Muan-gun was recognized for reorganizing its job-related organizations into the Job Team and Youth AI Team to strengthen the job organizational system, establishing the Muan Employment Welfare Center, and selecting and promoting work in four core areas: future industry jobs, agriculture/fishery/livestock jobs, youth jobs, and customized jobs for different social classes.

In particular, the focus on the aviation sector as a new growth industry received high praise, earning the highest rating among basic local governments. The emergency job performance report, which mentioned the strengths and areas for improvement compared to the previous year and future improvement directions during job project implementation, also received positive responses from the judges.

Despite the worst employment crisis caused by the spread of COVID-19, during the second half of the 7th local government term, the county created approximately 16,000 jobs, a 215% increase compared to the previous year, through direct job creation, vocational skill development training, employment services, employment incentives, startup support, and job infrastructure under the job target announcement system.

Moreover, key employment indicators, such as the number of employed persons, increased by 105% to 45,000; the number of regular workers rose by 106% to 20,000; and the number of employment insurance subscribers grew by 104% to 16,000, steadily increasing quality jobs.

Additionally, to improve working conditions and job quality, the county plans to promote various residential environment improvement projects, including the construction of the Samhyang Industrial Complex Multipurpose Cultural Center, Muan-eup Multipurpose Cultural Center, dormitories for seasonal agricultural workers, and LH Happy Housing as part of the urban regeneration New Deal project.

County Governor Kim San said, “Winning the Grand Prize in the National Local Government Job Awards is a great achievement made possible through cooperation between the central government, Jeollanam-do, and Muan-gun. We will continue to strengthen governance for regional job creation and implement distinctive job policies unique to Muan.”

He added, “In the 8th local government term, we plan to focus on enhancing the completeness of many projects that have been promoted so far by ensuring continuity and speed. We will nurture the aviation specialized industrial complex as a new growth industry responsible for Muan’s 100-year future, create a K-Food convergence industrial complex, designate a ceramic industry special zone, and activate makerspaces to establish an ecosystem for quality job creation, attract young population, and build a virtuous cycle system for economic independence.”

Muan=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Oh Hwan-joo gabrielw@asiae.co.kr

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