Gwangju Seo-gu and Korea Deaf Association Sign MOU for Storage Interior Business

Published 07 Sep.2023 13:52(KST)

Seo-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City (Mayor Kim Ikang) has completed the nation’s first business model that provides lifelong learning programs for people with disabilities and creates public jobs based on these programs.

On the morning of the 7th, Seo-gu announced that it signed a business agreement for the ‘Small but Certain Happiness Storage Interior Business’ with the Korea Association of the Deaf, Gwangju Metropolitan City Seo-gu Branch (President Jung Youngdong) at the Seo-gu Office Nanum Hall.

On the 7th, the Seo-gu Office signed a business agreement for the 'Small but Certain Happiness Storage Interior' project with the Gwangju Metropolitan City Seo-gu Branch of the Korea Deaf Association at the Nanum Hall of Seo-gu Office.
[Photo by Seo-gu]

The two organizations agreed to actively cooperate in creating and linking jobs for hearing- and speech-impaired individuals who completed the ‘I am also a Master of Organizing and Storage’ course, one of the lifelong learning programs for people with disabilities.

Seo-gu plans to recruit applicants who need organizing and storage consulting and residential environment improvement, such as residents and users of facilities for people with disabilities, child group homes, those wishing to leave facilities, and families expecting childbirth, and dispatch disabled individuals with specialized knowledge to the field.

Additionally, Seo-gu will open advanced courses related to organizing and storage to enhance the expertise and capabilities of people with disabilities, and has utilized fines from violations of disabled parking zones as a budget for creating jobs for people with disabilities.

Mayor Kim Ikang of Seo-gu said, “When people with disabilities experience no inconvenience in daily life and feel no barriers in pursuing various dreams such as employment, the realization of a ‘Barrier-Free City Seo-gu’ is also possible.”

He added, “Starting from Seo-gu, we will implement field-centered job policies so that everyone can have equal opportunities without prejudice and discrimination, pursue their dreams, and enjoy a happy life.”

Earlier, in March, Seo-gu attracted attention by promoting the ‘Sign Language Translation Video Production Project,’ in which hearing- and speech-impaired individuals directly participate to ensure information accessibility and create jobs for people with disabilities.