Gyeonggi Employment and Labor Office, Provincial Government Strengthen Cooperation on Employment and Youth Support Services

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Eun-kyung] The Gyeonggi Regional Labor Office of the Ministry of Employment and Labor (Director Kang Geum-sik) and Gyeonggi Province signed a 'business agreement to strengthen cooperation on employment and youth support services' on the 16th in the conference room on the 4th floor of the Gyeonggi Regional Labor Office.

The agreement ceremony was attended by Director Kang Geum-sik, Provincial Director of Social Economy Seok Jong-hoon, and officials from both organizations.

According to the agreement signed on the day, both organizations pledged to break down barriers between central government agencies and local government and provide integrated employment support services to young people in Gyeonggi Province based on the National Employment Support System.

In particular, through this agreement, young people participating in youth support service projects operated by Gyeonggi Province (youth interview allowance and youth capability enhancement opportunity support) who wish to find employment will be guided to participate in the Ministry of Employment and Labor's National Employment Support System, providing integrated employment support services ranging from establishing employment activity plans to vocational training, work experience, and job placement.

Kang Geum-sik, director of the Gyeonggi Regional Labor Office, stated, “The agreement with Gyeonggi Province is significant in that we have established a cooperative system to support young people's entry into the labor market,” adding, “Going forward, we will cooperate more closely with Gyeonggi Province to help job seekers facing employment difficulties find jobs and become self-reliant, and will do our best to provide substantive employment support services.”