Gyeonggi-do to Add 4 More Rest Areas for Mobile Workers This Year

Gyeonggi Province will add simple rest shelters for mobile workers in four more areas: Hwaseong, Namyangju, Paju, and Ansan, to protect the right to rest for mobile workers within the province.

Currently operating the largest number of mobile worker rest shelters nationwide (a total of 19 locations), Gyeonggi Province announced on the 12th that it will install four additional simple rest shelters for mobile workers in the first half of this year.

Mobile workers are those who work through platforms such as designated driver services, delivery, caregiving, and freelance instructors. Due to the nature of their frequent movement, their rest times are irregular and there are no dedicated rest areas, making the establishment of rest shelters necessary.

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Gyeonggi Province is considering installation sites in easily accessible and parkable locations such as station plazas and public parking lots in the four areas of Hwaseong, Namyangju, Paju, and Ansan. After selecting the locations, the province plans to proceed with the establishment of shelters through consultations with related departments and affiliated organizations.

Mobile worker rest shelters are divided into “hub-type shelters” and “simple shelters.” Hub-type shelters operate as office-style spaces providing rest areas and counseling/support programs, while simple shelters are container-type, with relatively lower installation and operating costs and better accessibility. Simple shelters allow shorter rest periods than hub shelters and operate 24 hours on weekends and holidays when delivery and designated driver workloads increase, resulting in high satisfaction among mobile workers.

Based on the operation results and user feedback of mobile worker rest shelters since 2021, Gyeonggi Province judged that simple shelters are more efficient in terms of cost and accessibility and decided to focus on installing simple shelters.

Last year, approximately 245,000 people used the 19 shelters located within the province, of which about 137,000 users utilized the simple shelters.

Gyeonggi Province plans to continuously add simple shelters until 2026, operating a total of 32 mobile worker rest shelters.

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