Naju City Conducts Complete Survey of ‘Elderly Paper Collectors’ Aged 65 and Over

Naju City in Jeollanam-do will conduct a full survey by next month to establish a welfare safety net for elderly people aged 65 and over who collect waste paper.

According to the city on the 27th, this full survey targeting 28 junk shops in the area aims to understand the living conditions and status of elderly waste paper collectors in the district to implement more detailed welfare services.

2024 Elderly Waste Collection Census and Support Meeting Scene
[Photo by Naju City]

The city will first identify the current status through phone calls and on-site visits to junk shops, then conduct field surveys at eup, myeon, and dong administrative welfare centers, and support welfare services divided into three categories.

The three welfare service categories are ▲ Income Support (support for senior jobs such as public activity type, social service type, and market type business groups) ▲ Daily Life Support (senior customized care service, emergency safety assurance service, integrated case management support, emergency support) ▲ Health Management Support (visiting health care, senior preventive vaccinations, dementia management, denture and implant support).

Mayor Yoon Byung-tae said, “I hope citizens will take great interest so that elderly waste paper collectors around us can escape welfare blind spots and receive more diverse services,” adding, “We will continue to provide various welfare service supports for the healthy and safe old age life of seniors.”

Meanwhile, prior to the full survey, the city held a meeting regarding detailed implementation plans for the full survey of elderly waste paper collectors and customized health and welfare service support with four senior job implementing agencies and 20 eup, myeon, and dong customized welfare teams.

Naju = Kim Yuk-bong, Honam Reporting Headquarters, Asia Economy baekok@asiae.co.kr

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