Gwangju City Recruits 4,314 Citizens for Hope Job Project Participation

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Gwangju Metropolitan City announced on the 14th that it will recruit 4,314 citizens to participate in the Hope Job Project, including daily quarantine measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19, starting from the 15th.

The Hope Job Project is part of Gwangju City's "COVID-19 Response Regional Economy Protection and Livelihood Stabilization Measures" and is a "Citizen Public Job Project" being implemented sequentially, linked with the Ministry of the Interior and Safety's Hope Job program. It is being promoted with a secured national budget of 32.8 billion KRW.

In April, the city began recruiting 971 people for five daily quarantine public job projects, and in May, it recruited 4,102 people for ten daily public job projects.

The Hope Job Project is promoting 264 projects, with the largest portion being 1,772 people in the daily quarantine sector to prevent and control infectious diseases.

Other sectors include 1,316 people in facility maintenance and environmental improvement for culture, arts, and public rest spaces, 891 people in urgent public work support, and 335 people in youth support projects.

In particular, in response to the widespread regional spread of COVID-19, the city has repeatedly identified public job demands with autonomous districts, public corporations, public institutions, and invested institutions to ensure thorough quarantine support activities without blind spots. It has also decided to actively support educational site quarantine personnel for local kindergartens and elementary and secondary schools in cooperation with the City Office of Education.

Applicants must be Gwangju citizens aged 18 or older as of the announcement date (15th) with the ability to work. Citizens in need of livelihood support due to the regional economic downturn can participate regardless of income or property, and university and graduate students are also eligible.

However, priority will be given to low-income vulnerable employment groups requiring urgent livelihood support, the unemployed due to COVID-19, those on leave or business closure, special employment workers, freelancers, and platform workers.

Applications can be submitted from the 15th by accessing the Gwangju City homepage main screen and applying online or by visiting City Hall, the district office, or administrative welfare centers in the applicant's jurisdiction for on-site registration.

Applications must be submitted to the autonomous district project corresponding to the applicant's address. If the number of applicants is insufficient compared to the selection plan by project or workplace, applicants may be assigned to similar projects with their consent from among other project applicants or waiting list candidates.

Working hours are 15 to 25 hours per week (3 to 5 hours per day), and wages are based on the minimum wage (8,590 KRW per hour).

Lee Jeong-sam, head of the City Citizen Public Job Support Center, said, "We hope that public jobs can be a support for citizens who are experiencing difficulties amid anxiety and worry due to the recent spread of regional COVID-19 infections," adding, "We will also ensure thorough compliance with quarantine guidelines to safeguard the health and safety of participants during the project implementation."