Yongin City Provides Up to 500,000 KRW Support for Unpaid Leave Workers and Freelancers

Yongin City Hall

[Asia Economy (Yongin) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Yongin City in Gyeonggi Province has decided to provide emergency support of up to 500,000 KRW to unpaid leave workers or freelancers who lost their jobs due to COVID-19, and will start accepting special support applications from the 13th.

The target is workers with a median income of 100% or less who worked unpaid for more than 5 days or took leave from February 23, when the COVID-19 crisis alert level was raised to 'Severe,' until March 31.

They must have been employed at small businesses with fewer than 50 employees in the jurisdiction before February 23 and be enrolled in employment insurance.

Also included are special-type workers and freelancers with a median income of 100% or less who are not enrolled in employment insurance and work in occupations involving direct face-to-face contact with others.

This includes visiting instructors for study materials, sports instructors and trainers, theater and film workers, substitute drivers, insurance planners, construction machinery operators, golf course caddies, loan solicitors, and credit card solicitors.

The city will provide support of up to 25,000 KRW per day per person, up to a maximum of 500,000 KRW per month, with a national subsidy of 1.02 billion KRW based on working hours.

Applications will be primarily accepted through the Munseo24 website (https://open.gdoc.go.kr) and email (iljari@korea.kr). Additionally, from the 21st to the 23rd, applications will be accepted at 10 locations including the Yongin City Job Center in Gugal-dong, Giheung-gu, and the Eup/Myeon/Dong administrative welfare centers.

For unpaid leave workers, the employer must submit the worker's support application and unpaid leave confirmation. Special-type workers and freelancers must bring work and suspension confirmation documents such as service contracts, appointment letters, and income amount certificates.

For detailed inquiries, please check the Yongin City website (www.yongin.go.kr).

Mayor Baek Gun-gi of Yongin City explained, "Due to the COVID-19 crisis, low-income workers who lost jobs as businesses closed are in a blind spot, so we decided to provide emergency support to help them sustain their livelihoods."