Namyangju City, New Leap in Public Job Projects... Prioritizing Livelihood Stability

Promotion of Reforms Including Establishment of "Career-Type Public Work Projects"
and Simplification of Recruitment Process

Namyangju City, Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Joo Gwang-deok) announced on the 23rd that it will officially implement the direct job project in 2025, aiming to stabilize the livelihood of citizens through qualitative growth of public job projects.

Namyangju City Hall exterior. Provided by Namyangju City

The public job project has experienced quantitative growth for 27 years, but there were issues such as short working periods, a focus on simple repetitive tasks, and administrative inefficiencies caused by complicated selection procedures.

Accordingly, the city has significantly improved the project operation method and prepared new job creation plans that can provide practical effects to the local community.

Namyangju City conducted a demand survey targeting all departments to evaluate the public nature and resident benefits of existing projects and set priorities. Based on this, annually repetitive projects were excluded, and efforts were focused on discovering new projects that can provide practical effects to the local community.

With this reorganization, the 2025 public work project will operate in two types: △ General type (livelihood support type) and newly established △ Career type (career formation type).

About 350 jobs will be created annually, with a budget scale of 2.4 billion KRW. In particular, the working period has been extended from the existing 3 months to 5 months each in the first and second half of the year, greatly enhancing the employment stability of participants.

Additionally, in the local community job project, nine new projects utilizing local resources have been discovered, providing a total of 44 additional jobs. This project aims to support the livelihood stability of vulnerable employment groups and will be primarily offered to citizens who have relatively difficulty finding jobs, such as low-income groups and long-term unemployed individuals.

A Namyangju City official said, “We are focusing administrative power to help citizens struggling due to prolonged economic recession and employment slowdown,” adding, “We will continuously discover quality job projects that can benefit more citizens by reflecting rapidly changing industrial structures and diverse demands of residents.”

Meanwhile, detailed information about the public job projects promoted by Namyangju City can be obtained by contacting the Job Policy Division of Namyangju City Hall or through the Namyangju City website.

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