Jeonju City Provides Public Jobs for 4,064 People

Recruitment for 'Jeonju-style Hope Jobs' Until the 24th

Jeonju City Hall

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hong Jaehee] Jeonju City, Jeollabuk-do, is launching a large-scale public job provision to stabilize the lives of vulnerable employment groups such as the unemployed and those on leave who are struggling due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic.

According to the city on the 14th, from the 15th to the 24th, they will recruit 4,064 participants for the "Jeonju-type Hope Job" to help citizens struggling with livelihood and employment stability due to the impact of COVID-19.

Eligibility requires being a Jeonju citizen aged 18 to under 65 with the ability to work but no job (youth support projects are for ages 18 to 39). However, those currently participating in direct job projects, recipients of unemployment benefits, and families of public officials (spouses and children) are excluded.

The recruitment fields include ▲environmental maintenance and quarantine support (1,459 people) ▲public work support (715 people) ▲youth support (565 people) ▲multicultural support (94 people) ▲local government characteristic projects such as child education and care (631 people) ▲business survey (600 people), totaling six projects.

The city plans to deploy many personnel for quarantine support at multi-use facilities and crowded places, as well as assistants for fever checks at multi-use facilities to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Working conditions for the youth job project involve working 8 hours a day, 40 hours a week, while other general projects require 5 hours a day, 25 hours a week. The wage is 8,590 KRW per hour (the 2020 minimum wage) plus 5,000 KRW for incidental expenses, with additional paid weekly/monthly leave and holiday allowances.

The city plans to focus on selecting vulnerable employment groups such as those unemployed due to COVID-19 and those on leave or business closure, prioritizing applicants with low income and property levels.

Citizens wishing to apply should check the city website, then visit the community service center of their resident registration address with the application form and required documents for submission. For further details, inquiries can be made to the city’s Youth Job Policy Division.

The city will finalize the selection of participants from the applicants and individually notify the final selected candidates by the 31st. Selected participants will engage in the project from the 3rd of next month until October 30.

In this regard, the city plans to operate a situation room to smoothly manage the Hope Job project, handling participant management and job statistics work.

Kim Byungsoo, Director of the New Growth Economy Bureau, said, “Through this Jeonju-type Hope Job project, we hope to help stabilize employment and livelihoods for vulnerable employment groups suffering economic difficulties due to COVID-19,” adding, “We will do our best to expand quality jobs within the region to revitalize the local economy.”