Gyeonggi Province Recruits 7,000 First-Round Participants for Annual Youth Welfare Points Worth 1.2 Million Won

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Park No-hun] Gyeonggi Province is publicly recruiting 7,000 first-round participants for the "Youth Welfare Points" program from June 1 to 15 to improve welfare and working conditions for young workers in the province.

The "Youth Welfare Points" program provides annual welfare points worth 1.2 million won to young people aged 18-34 residing in the province who earn 2.7 million won or less per month and are employed for 36 or more hours per week at SMEs, mid-sized enterprises, small businesses, and non-profit organizations located in Gyeonggi Province.

Those who have completed mandatory military service will have their application age extended by the length of their service (up to age 39).

The total number of beneficiaries for the "Youth Welfare Points" program this year is 20,000, with 7,000 recruited in the first round, 7,000 in the second round, and 6,000 in the third round.

Selected recipients will receive welfare points worth 1.2 million won (300,000 won per quarter).

Selected recipients can use approximately 1.3 million products at the "Gyeonggi Youth Mall," a dedicated online shopping platform for youth welfare points, in categories including cultural activities, self-development, health management, and family-friendly services.

The first-round recruitment period runs from 9 a.m. on June 1 to 6 p.m. on June 15. Applications can be submitted online at the Youth Worker Support Project website (http://youth.jobaba.net).

Subsequently, applicants will be comprehensively evaluated based on ▲monthly salary ▲job tenure ▲Gyeonggi Province residence period, and final selectees are scheduled to be announced on June 30.

For detailed inquiries regarding applications, contact the Gyeonggi Province Employment Foundation Counseling Call Center at 1577-0014.

Jung Hyun-a, Director of Youth Welfare Policy at Gyeonggi Province, said, "The Youth Welfare Points program was designed for young workers employed at SMEs, mid-sized enterprises, and small businesses with difficult working conditions," adding "We hope it will be of some help to many young workers."