Operating the Visiting 'Hope Dream Cafe'... Busan City Supports Workers in West Busan

'Hope Dream Cafe for Crisis Companies in Industrial Complex' to Operate from the 21st

Providing Coffee, Snacks, Psychological Counseling, and Recruiting Applicant Companies

Starting from the 21st, the ‘Hope Dream Cafe,’ a project jointly promoted by Busan City, the Ministry of Employment and Labor, and the Busan Economic Promotion Agency for workers in the Western Busan industrial complex, will begin operations this year.

Operation scene of the 2022 Visiting Hope Dream Cafe.

The ‘Hope Dream Cafe’ is a project that provides coffee and snacks using a coffee truck to workers employed in the Western Busan industrial complex, where infrastructure is poor, and supports worker rest programs such as psychological counseling.

As part of the ‘Employment Stability Preemptive Response Package Support Project’ to improve employment conditions in the Western Busan area, it is promoted by the Western Busan Machinery Parts Industry Job Center.

Workers using the cafe can receive coffee and snacks along with employment tarot readings, job stress tests, and psychological counseling. They can also receive guidance and consultation on various employment services available in the Western Busan area from the accompanying staff of the Western Busan Machinery Parts Industry Job Center.

In its first year of operation last year, about 4,300 workers from 60 Western Busan companies used the service, and due to the very high satisfaction rate among participants, this year the number of planned operations will be expanded to more than double that of the previous year.

Companies wishing to apply for cafe use can apply online through the Busan Job Information Network or apply by phone or visit directly to the Western Busan Machinery Parts Industry Job Center, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the end of the year.

Shin Chang-ho, Director of the Digital Economy Innovation Office of Busan City, stated, “To protect jobs in Western Busan, where the labor shortage has recently intensified, the city will continue to carry out various job projects that support current workers and promote new employment,” adding, “We hope for the active interest and applications from companies and workers.”

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