Gwangju Chamber of Commerce Holds Council Meeting to Strengthen Employment Support in the Automotive Industry

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Jin-hyung] The Gwangju Chamber of Commerce and Industry held the 'Automobile Industry Employment Support Enhancement Council' jointly with the Gwangju Regional Employment and Labor Office on the 14th to discuss overcoming employment crises and support measures.

This council was organized to understand the difficulties faced by the local automobile industry due to rapidly changing domestic and international economic conditions and to resolve the difficulties companies face in securing necessary personnel due to changes in the hiring market after COVID-19.

About 30 people, including representatives from the Gwangju Regional Employment and Labor Office, automobile industry representatives, and labor attorneys, attended the meeting.

Jeon Eun-young, Head of the Cooperation Business Division, said in her opening remarks, "The local automobile industry is in a situation where it is difficult to endure pain due to semiconductor shortages and soaring raw material prices, and it is experiencing double difficulties in not being able to hire the necessary personnel in a timely manner due to the changed employment market after COVID-19," adding, "I hope this council will be a valuable opportunity to share the difficulties faced by the automobile industry and to seek ways to support hiring and employment."

The Employment and Labor Office introduced corporate recruitment support services, youth leap incentives, labor transition support funds, and other employment incentive programs to resolve companies' recruitment difficulties, and also introduced the automobile industry job fair to be held on the 22nd.

Participating companies voiced difficulties such as sales decline due to economic slowdown and reduced automobile production, workforce outflow and challenges in new hiring, and deteriorating profitability due to soaring raw material prices, emphasizing the need for financial support for new business promotion and expanded support for employment retention and new hiring.

A representative from a company located in Hanam Industrial Complex said, "It was a good opportunity to comprehensively understand corporate recruitment support services and employment incentive programs,"

and added, "I deeply appreciate the opportunity to form a consensus on the difficult situation of companies and to express opinions on support measures."

The Gwangju Chamber of Commerce and Industry plans to review the support measures and suggestions presented at the council and reflect them in next year's new job creation support project plans.

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