"Weather is getting colder..."... Yeongdeungpo-gu Provides Job Opportunities for Elderly Paper Collectors

‘Yeongdeungpo Senior Club’ Designated as Dedicated Agency for Senior Job Transition…Creating a Safe Work Environment under Institutional Protection
Recruiting About 40 Participants for ‘Waste Paper Collection Project Team’…Up to 250,000 KRW Monthly Support for Senior Waste Paper Collectors
Encouraging Reduction of Hazardous Waste Paper Collection Activities and Providing Job Linkage through Counseling
Full Effort to Prevent Safety Accidents…Mandatory Traffic Safety Education and Promotion of Industrial Accident Insurance Enrollment

Yeongdeungpo-gu (Mayor Choi Ho-kwon) announced that it will newly operate the ‘Waste Paper Collection Task Force’ to support the safe economic activities of elderly waste paper collectors in the area.

Through this project, the district aims to help the elderly safely carry out waste paper collection activities under institutional protection and further assist them in transitioning to more stable jobs.

To this end, the district designated the Yeongdeungpo Senior Club, an elderly job support organization, as the ‘Dedicated Agency for Elderly Job Transition’ to establish a systematic support system.

In the first half of this year, the Senior Club completed a full survey of elderly waste paper collectors in the area and will provide counseling afterward to support their transition to new jobs. For those who find it difficult to transition, the ‘Waste Paper Collection Task Force’ will help them continue their waste paper collection activities safely.

An elderly person collecting waste paper is being given a scarf.

The Waste Paper Collection Task Force is part of the market-type elderly job project. Participating seniors will receive additional support of up to 250,000 KRW per month in addition to the revenue from selling waste paper. It will operate year-round starting January next year, recruiting about 40 seniors. The district plans to actively recruit participants by signing agreements with local junk shops and secure joint sales outlets to ensure the stable economic activities of the elderly.

Additionally, the district will cooperate with related organizations such as the National Police Agency to conduct mandatory traffic safety education, provide safety equipment, and enroll participants in industrial accident insurance to thoroughly prepare for unexpected accidents.

Participants will be recruited through the district office or the Yeongdeungpo Senior Club website in December this year, and detailed information can be obtained by contacting the District Office’s Elderly and Disabled Division.

Choi Ho-kwon, Mayor of Yeongdeungpo-gu, stated, “We will do our best to ensure that the elderly can safely engage in activities under institutional protection through this project,” and added, “We will continue to prepare various support measures so that the elderly can maintain stable economic activities.”

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