Gwangju City to Invest 5 Billion Won to Create 560 Jobs

Selected for Ministry of Employment and Labor's 'Job Creation Support'... 3.85 Billion KRW in National Funding
Root and Automobile Industries Begin Recruitment in March, Home Appliance Industry in April on a First-Come, First-Served Basis

Gwangju City Hall exterior view.

Gwangju City will create 560 new jobs this year in the root, automobile, and home appliance industries.

According to the city on the 23rd, it was selected for the Ministry of Employment and Labor’s ‘2025 Regional and Industry Customized Job Creation Support Project’ and secured 3.85 billion KRW in national funding, officially launching the project.

The ‘Regional and Industry Customized Job Creation Support Project’ aims to create tailored jobs and improve the quality of employment according to the region’s characteristics and industrial conditions.

With the national funding secured through this selection, the city will invest an additional 1.187 billion KRW from its own budget, totaling 5.037 billion KRW, to create 559 jobs at root, automobile, and home appliance companies, maintain employment for current workers, and improve working environments at businesses.

The project consists of three main initiatives targeting the region’s key industries: ▲Root Industry Plus Job Project ▲Automobile Industry Win-Win Agreement Expansion Support Project ▲Home Appliance Industry Tomorrow Project.

First, the ‘Root Industry Plus Job Project,’ which will be implemented from March, aims to attract new hires and encourage retention of current employees by supporting six sub-projects with a total of 1 billion KRW, including ▲Job Leap Incentive (up to 3.6 million KRW per year) ▲Job Settlement Support Fund (up to 2 million KRW per year) ▲Shared Facility Improvements (up to 9 million KRW per company).

The ‘Automobile Industry Win-Win Agreement Expansion Support Project’ aims to address the dual structure of the automobile industry by narrowing the gap between large companies and second- and third-tier suppliers and protecting workers. It will provide 875 million KRW across five sub-projects, including ▲Win-Win Job Leap Incentive (up to 3.6 million KRW per year) ▲Win-Win Job Settlement Support Fund (up to 2 million KRW per year) ▲Health Checkup Support (actual cost up to 300,000 KRW per person), to support stable employment for new hires, encourage long-term retention, and reduce welfare disparities.

The ‘Home Appliance Industry Tomorrow Project’ aims to strengthen the self-sufficiency of the home appliance industry and create jobs. Starting in April, it will invest 3.1 billion KRW in six sub-projects: ▲Tomorrow Transition Support Center (job search support for workers, corporate promotion and recruitment support, employment competency enhancement) ▲Home Appliance Industry Step-Up Support (corporate consulting) ▲Home Appliance Tomorrow Transition Support (technology transfer, prototypes, patents, training for current employees) ▲Home Appliance Marketing Support (product branding, market development, training for current employees) ▲Home Appliance Tomorrow Youth Specialized Support (grants, incentives, workplace environment improvement, etc.) ▲Employment Base Establishment.

The Root Industry Plus Job Project and Automobile Industry Win-Win Agreement Expansion Support Project will start recruiting participants from the 24th on a first-come, first-served basis until the budget is exhausted. For more information, refer to the websites of Gwangju City, Gwangju Employers Federation, or Gwangju Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Lee Gyedu, Director of Labor and Employment Policy, said, “Through this project, we expect to not only strengthen the competitiveness of the region’s core industries and create quality jobs, but also to lay the foundation for workers to work in a safe and healthy environment. We will continue to strive to improve the regional industrial ecosystem and the quality of jobs.”

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