Ministry of SMEs and Startups and Ministry of Labor Join Forces to Resolve SME Workforce Shortage... Strategic Collaboration Council Held

Collaboration Tasks Selected, Including Support for Outstanding Local Companies
Strategic Collaboration Council to Be Held Monthly

The Ministry of SMEs and Startups announced on the 15th that it held a 'Strategic Collaboration Council' in partnership with the Ministry of Employment and Labor to resolve the manpower shortage in small and medium-sized enterprises.

This council was held as part of strategic personnel exchanges aimed at easing departmental barriers and implementing collaborative administration. In January, the Ministry of SMEs and Startups and the Ministry of Employment and Labor promoted personnel exchanges for 42 positions at the director and deputy director level, as well as position exchanges between the Head of the Workforce Policy Division at the Ministry of SMEs and Startups and the Head of the Corporate Job Support Division at the Ministry of Employment and Labor.

The two ministries selected three collaboration tasks: ▲strengthening support for outstanding local companies ▲promoting early employment for small business owners who have closed their businesses ▲enhancing linkage of corporate recruitment support. Each collaboration task includes measures such as jointly selecting 'Cham Gwaenchanheun Gangso Gieop' (a job-excellent small and strong company) by both ministries, and employment centers providing comprehensive corporate support services including recruitment support linkage.

At the meeting, the two ministries discussed detailed implementation plans for the collaboration tasks to be promoted this year, the establishment of a cooperative system, and ways to create and spread outcomes. The two ministries plan to hold the Strategic Collaboration Council once a month after this meeting to regularly check and supplement the progress of each task.

Kim Woo-jung, Policy Planning Officer at the Ministry of SMEs and Startups, said, "By establishing and operating an efficient collaboration system between the two ministries based on strategic personnel exchanges, we expect synergy in resolving the manpower shortage issues faced by many small and medium-sized enterprises."

Jung Kyung-hoon, Labor Market Policy Officer at the Ministry of Employment and Labor, stated, "Through this collaboration, the Ministry of Employment and Labor and the Ministry of SMEs and Startups will support companies seeking to hire the necessary talent and help vulnerable job seekers secure a livelihood safety net through rapid reemployment."

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