Korail "Providing Jobs to 104 Homeless People at Train Stations"

Korea Railroad Corporation (hereinafter Korail) will provide jobs to 104 homeless people at train stations nationwide.

Homeless people are performing cleaning work near Seoul Station. Photo by Korea Railroad Corporation

Korail announced on the 16th that it will promote the "2024 Homeless Self-Reliance Support Project." This project has been continuously carried out since 2012 as a social contribution activity in collaboration with Korail, local governments, and homeless support centers.

The homeless individuals who will be provided jobs are those near 11 train stations nationwide, including Seoul, Daejeon, and Busan. Participants in the project will be responsible for activities such as cleaning the station plaza and guiding homeless people.

Over the past 12 years, Korail has provided jobs to a total of 1,078 homeless people, giving them opportunities for self-reliance. Among the homeless who participated in the project, 370 people (34%) were found to have been employed by Korail affiliates or local government public work programs after the project ended.

Oh Tae-ho, Director of Station Operations at Korail, said, "The job support project contributes not only to the self-reliance of homeless people but also to improving the environment around stations. Korail will devise various support measures for the social reintegration of homeless people and fulfill its social responsibility as a public enterprise."

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