Gyeonggi-do Provides 1.2 Million KRW Employment Support Fund for Career-Interrupted Women

Gyeonggi Province will provide employment support funds of 1.2 million KRW to 1,700 women for reemployment support.

Gyeonggi Province announced that it will recruit 1,700 participants for the first phase of the ‘Gyeonggi Women Employment Support Fund’ project from the 25th of this month to the 5th of next month to help women with work experience reenter the workforce.

Eligibility requirements include women aged 35 to 59 who have lived in Gyeonggi Province for more than one year and are unemployed women from households with income below 150% of the median income. Starting this year, Gyeonggi Province expanded the income eligibility from below 100% to below 150% of the median income.

Selection will be based on age, duration of residence in Gyeonggi Province, period of unemployment, and household income criteria (health insurance premiums).

Gyeonggi-do Career Interrupted Women Employment Support Fund Guide Poster

Selected participants will receive job-seeking activity expenses that can be used for certification acquisition fees, employment or entrepreneurship academy fees, and textbook purchase costs, paid in local Gyeonggi area currency at 400,000 KRW per month for three months, up to a maximum of 1.2 million KRW.

They will also receive various employment support services such as employment capability diagnosis, matching with dedicated counselors, employment consulting, employment capability enhancement training, and connections to job fairs.

Kim Mi-seong, Director of the Women and Family Bureau of Gyeonggi Province, stated, "The Gyeonggi Women Employment Support Fund project provides job-seeking activity expenses and employment support services for women with work experience who have a strong intention to find a job, and we expect it to serve as a ladder of opportunity for unemployed women."

Gyeonggi Province will also provide support funds to 1,700 women with career interruptions in the second half of this year.

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