Seongnam City Provides 160,000 KRW Monthly Support to Corporate Taxi Drivers... Highest Level in Gyeonggi Province
About 560 Million KRW Invested in Project
Seongnam City Expects Improvement in Working Conditions
Seongnam City, Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Shin Sang-jin) announced on the 26th that it will provide a monthly subsidy of 160,000 KRW per person starting this year to improve the working conditions of corporate taxi drivers in the region. This amount is the highest among the 31 cities and counties in Gyeonggi Province, and it is expected to significantly enhance the labor environment for corporate taxi drivers.
The city plans to provide a basic monthly payment of 110,000 KRW through the 2025 Gyeonggi Province matching support project, with an additional 50,000 KRW supported by the city budget, totaling 160,000 KRW. To this end, an additional budget of 560 million KRW will be invested this year.
The payment targets are 941 transportation workers employed by 1,010 corporate taxis registered in Seongnam City. The monthly payment condition requires working at least half of the full attendance days per company in the relevant month and being employed until the end of the month.
However, the 110,000 KRW matching support from Gyeonggi Province will be restricted from 3 months up to a maximum of 12 months depending on the cumulative number of violations since January 2023, if the driver has received administrative sanctions for violating the "Passenger Transport Service Act" or the "Act on the Development of Taxi Transport Business," or has caused a traffic accident.
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A Seongnam City official stated, "Corporate taxi drivers have more difficult working conditions than individual taxi drivers because they must pay transportation income to the company," adding, "This additional 50,000 KRW support is the highest level in Gyeonggi Province and is expected to have a practical effect on improving their working conditions."
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