Why the Minister of Health and Welfare Visited the Yongin Self-Sufficiency Center

Highest Success Rate in Self-Support Work for 3 Consecutive Years
"Support to Expand Yongin's Excellent Model"

On the 12th, Gyeonggi-do Yongin City announced that Cho Gyu-hong, Minister of Health and Welfare, visited the Yongin Regional Self-Support Center's self-support work group on the 11th along with Mayor Lee Sang-il.

Minister of Health and Welfare Cho Kyu-hong (left) and Mayor Lee Sang-il of Yongin are examining products produced through the self-support work project at the Yongin Regional Self-Support Center on the 11th.
[Photo by Yongin City]

On that day, the center introduced the success story of Yongin City's official character 'Joayang', the pet snack business 'The Healthier Dog', and the development process of the 'With Rice Noodles' business, which opened its second branch as a self-reliance project for self-support participating workers.

Kim Yang-hee, head of the Yongin Regional Self-Support Center, reported, "The center has received high praise to the extent that other local governments want to benchmark our virtuous cycle structure of self-support projects."

Minister Cho said, "Since 2021, Yongin City has received the highest rating for the success rate of self-support work participants in the government joint evaluation for three consecutive years. I decided to make Yongin the first self-support work group visit destination after taking office to directly observe Yongin's self-support projects and reflect the excellent operation model in policy."

Minister Cho added, "Yongin City's operation and support of self-support projects is an excellent model that goes beyond formal frameworks to provide practical support. We will support the expansion of such models."

Minister Cho then visited 'Lala Wash', a reusable container cleaning work group located in Samga-dong, Cheoin-gu, to observe the work process and encourage the workers. 'Lala Wash', which opened in August 2022, currently employs 11 workers and collects, cleans, and packages reusable containers used by companies, government offices, and daycare centers for delivery.

Mayor Lee said, "Yongin City is conducting various self-support projects with the regional self-support center to support women with career interruptions, multicultural families, youth, and vulnerable groups," and requested more attention and support from the government.

Meanwhile, Yongin City's self-support work groups total 10 locations, currently employing 87 workers. Previously, Yongin City received the highest rating for three consecutive years in the 'Self-Support Work Participant Exit from Welfare and Employment/Startup Rate' section of the government joint evaluation. Last year, it was selected as an excellent local government in the self-support field and received the Minister of Health and Welfare Award.

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