Vice Minister Ki-jae Visits Traditional Market and Multicultural Support Center

Kim Yunsang, the 2nd Vice Minister of the Ministry of Economy and Finance, visited Jeonju Nambu Market and Jeonju Multicultural Family Support Center on the 1st, ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday, to listen to voices from the field.

Vice Minister Kim introduced the government's various efforts to stabilize prices ahead of the Lunar New Year at Jeonju Nambu Market, and visited the youth mall within Nambu Market to hear firsthand the voices of young merchants working to revitalize traditional markets and the local economy.

He then visited the Multicultural Family Support Center, where he held an on-site meeting with multicultural spouses and children.

The participants expressed gratitude for the expanding policies supporting multicultural families, but also mentioned that due to language and cultural reasons, children still face difficulties settling as members of Korean society, emphasizing the need for continuous government support.

Vice Minister Kim empathized with the difficulties faced by multicultural families and introduced that various education and employment support projects have been reflected in this year’s budget, including the establishment of education activity expenses, specialized vocational training and employment support projects, and doubling the university student mentoring program to help multicultural children grow as members of our society.