Gochang County Cooperates with Jeonbuk Regional Women's New Work Center for "Women's Job Creation"

Gochang County held a "Women's Job Creation Cooperation Meeting" with the Jeonbuk Regional Women's New Work Center on the 10th, strengthening its cooperation system with local companies.

Gochang County held a "Women's Job Creation Cooperation Meeting" with the Jeonbuk Regional Women's New Work Center on the 10th, signing a Women-Friendly Partner Company agreement with seven companies. Photo by Gochang County

This meeting was attended by 15 partner companies in the county, and included an explanation of support policies for jobs in small and medium-sized enterprises, as well as consulting for companies to promote a work-life balance culture. Among these, seven companies signed a Women-Friendly Partner Company agreement.

The participating companies are Jilmajae Food Agricultural Cooperative Corporation, Yeongyeong Electronics Co., Ltd. Gochang Branch, Gochang Myeongju Agricultural Company Corporation, Ivory Agricultural Cooperative Corporation, Neulpureun Daycare Center, Wellpark Hotel, and Raonida Co., Ltd.

The participating companies agreed to cooperate in creating a work environment that supports work-life balance for female employees, including fostering a women-friendly organizational culture and expanding the recruitment of female workers. In addition, they plan to expand the foundation for women-friendly job creation through a cooperative network among companies.

An official from Gochang County stated, "We will continue our efforts to expand women's participation in society and to create a work environment that enables work-family balance through cooperation with companies. In particular, starting this year, we will implement a new program to provide incentives for male childcare leave-takers in small and medium-sized enterprises with fewer than 100 employees, and we will continue to pursue various policies that both companies and employees can directly benefit from."

Meanwhile, the Jeonbuk Regional Women's New Work Center provides a variety of corporate support programs, including internship support and company environment improvement, as well as one-stop job placement services for women who have experienced career interruptions and those who are unemployed.

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