Seongbuk-gu Selected for All Seoul City First Half Safe Job Projects Next Year

[Seoul District News] Seongbuk-gu Recruits 247 People, Over 40% Increase from Last Year, to Support Employment and Livelihood Stability for Vulnerable Groups & Supports Vulnerable Groups Including Socially and Digitally Disadvantaged & Applications Accepted at Local Community Centers Until December 14

Lee Seung-ro, Mayor of Seongbuk-gu

[Asia Economy Reporter Jong-il Park] Seongbuk-gu (Mayor Lee Seung-ro) announced that all projects submitted to Seoul City for the first half of 2023 Safe Jobs Project have been selected, and participants will be recruited until the 14th.

The district is recruiting a total of 247 people for projects supporting socially vulnerable groups in economic, physical, social safety, digital, and climate environment areas. This is an increase of more than 40% compared to last year.

To this end, the district actively discovered projects that can support socially vulnerable groups and enhance productivity through internal meetings of related departments at the district office, and after actively reviewing the necessity, all submitted projects were selected in the Seoul City evaluation, the district explained.

Participants will work five days a week from January 10 to June 30, 2023, with a wage of 9,620 KRW per hour, and additional daily expenses of 6,000 KRW will be paid separately.

Eligibility requires being a Seongbuk-gu resident aged 18 or older with the ability to work as of the project start date, and no disqualifying reasons for participation. Those wishing to participate should apply through the resident center of their registered address by December 14.

For more details, please refer to the Seongbuk-gu website or contact the district office’s Job and Economy Division.

Lee Seung-ro, Mayor of Seongbuk-gu, said, “Through this Safe Jobs Project, we aim to provide employment opportunities to residents and promote livelihood stability,” adding, “For ‘Field-centered! Livelihood-centered! Happier Seongbuk together,’ we will continue to actively discover and promote customized local job creation projects targeting vulnerable groups.”