Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju Supports Elderly Paper Collectors to Escape Labor in Heatwave

Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City operates the ‘Resource Recycling Activity Group’ to provide a safe working environment for elderly people collecting recyclables.

The Resource Recycling Activity Group was launched to prevent situations where elderly people living by collecting waste paper and recyclables are forced into ‘heatwave labor’ and to promote their livelihood stability.

The Resource Recycling Activity Group will work twice a week for two hours a day (up to 16 hours per month) from the 1st to the 31st of next month at nearby neighborhood administrative welfare centers, performing tasks such as pre-sorting recyclables, encouraging proper disposal in separate collection bins, cleaning, and promoting separate disposal. The compensation will be calculated proportionally to the hours worked, with a maximum payment of 200,000 KRW per person.

Gwangsan-gu is accepting participation applications from residents aged 65 or older or persons with disabilities who meet certain conditions. Applicants should prepare the application form and required documents and submit them by visiting the neighborhood administrative welfare center near their residence in Gwangsan-gu. After document screening and disqualification checks, the final successful candidates will be individually notified by the end of this month.

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