'Jobs for 4.23 Million Baby Boomers'... Gyeonggi-do Holds Launch Ceremony and Begins Full-Scale Activities

Baby Boomer Frontier Launch Ceremony held at Gyeonggi Provincial Government on the 25th

The 'Baby Boomer Frontier,' which leverages the experience and careers of the baby boomer generation to create opportunities for a new leap forward and solve community issues, is beginning its activities. The baby boomer generation, born between 1955 (68 years old) and 1974 (49 years old), accounts for 4.23 million people, or 31% of the total population of Gyeonggi Province.

On the 25th, Gyeonggi Province and the Gyeonggi Job Foundation held the '2023 Gyeonggi Province Baby Boomer Frontier' launch ceremony at the Gyeonggi Provincial Government auditorium, attended by about 300 people selected as Baby Boomer Frontiers.

The Baby Boomer Frontier project is one of the Baby Boomer Opportunity Package projects under the 8th local government administration. It supports baby boomers whose social activities have sharply decreased or been cut off after retirement to re-leap into society through positive experiences by valuably utilizing their experience and abilities in the local community. The name 'frontier' was given to signify the role of pioneers spreading community values, rather than just simple public jobs.

The Baby Boomer Frontier selected a total of 425 unemployed baby boomers in the province through document screening and interviews. They completed the necessary job training by the 22nd. Full-scale activities will begin in August. The activity period is about five months until the end of the year, and participants will receive activity fees based on the Gyeonggi Province living wage.

The frontier activities cover three areas: climate & environment, digital, and care.

The climate & environment sector consists of 'Bicycle Upcycling' (45 people), which repairs discarded bicycles and donates them to neighbors in need or produces upcycled products using discarded bicycle parts, and 'Petiquette Guardians' (73 people), who conduct campaigns to establish a proper pet culture in areas with frequent pet-related complaints.

The digital sector includes the 'Media Promotion Team' (46 people), which promotes local government middle-aged and senior participation projects using YouTube channels and introduces festivals or villages in the province, and the 'Memory Restoration Team' (93 people), which converts old black-and-white photos, videotapes, etc., into digital files that can be stored on mobile phones.

The care sector includes the 'Housing Environment Improvement Team' (168 people), which visits vulnerable households to provide systematic organizing and storage support and maintains welfare facilities.

Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Dong-yeon personally met and communicated in real-time with the Baby Boomer Frontiers at the launch ceremony.

Governor Kim said, "There are many policies for youth and the elderly, but there seem to be few for baby boomers. That is why Gyeonggi Province created the Baby Boomer Opportunity Division. How much these people participate in economic activities will greatly affect South Korea's economy," adding, "I hope you take pride in your participation. We will actively support you."

He continued, "For the Baby Boomer Frontiers, this is both an opportunity given to you and a way to create various values in our society through you. I expect that these two combined will lead to sustainable development of our society," and added, "The ultimate goal is to create good success stories in Gyeonggi Province so that many baby boomer jobs are created in the market."

Participants sent messages through open chats such as "Thank you for recognizing the value of baby boomers," "It's good to be able to participate in society, and I hope the project continues."

The event was especially meaningful as it marked the first achievement since the establishment of the Baby Boomer Opportunity Division in Gyeonggi Province.

Under the 8th local government administration, Gyeonggi Province established the Baby Boomer Opportunity Division in December last year to expand support for baby boomers, who had been marginalized in policy targets.

Starting with this launch ceremony, Gyeonggi Province plans to promote various support policies for the baby boomer generation in areas such as jobs, education, and welfare.

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