This year, 250 offerings including big data collection
Additional points granted for jobs in new growth areas
Guaranteed participation for severe disabilities… reaching 80%
Since last year, transitioning to a rights-centered, customized approach
Both participants and placement organizations report high satisfaction
“I feel like the job I’m doing now really suits me. I want to keep doing this job in the future.”
On the 19th, Kyung-rok Kwon (36), who met at the cafe ‘Blue Whale’ near Seokchon Lake in Songpa-dong, Seoul, said this while pouring his ordered coffee into a disposable cup. Despite having a severe intellectual disability, he seemed perfectly capable of working as a barista. Kwon smiled, saying, “I’ve tried a part-time job at the post office and also worked as a restaurant assistant at a family restaurant, but making coffee is the most fun.”
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The job creation program for customized specialized jobs for types of disabilities, promoted by Seoul City since last year, aims not only to discover and support jobs for people with disabilities but also to offer sustainable, high-quality jobs linked to the private sector. This year, the jobs offered include 250 positions such as big data collection, IT program planning assistance, library assistance, store management, kiosk guidance, management of assistive devices for people with disabilities, and cultural arts. Particularly, jobs related to new growth fields receive additional points, expanding work in the IT sector. Selected people with disabilities will work 20 hours a week, earning up to 1.04 million won per month until December. The city has especially ensured priority participation for severely disabled individuals, with 185 participating (80%).
Seoul City began emphasizing the connection between jobs for people with disabilities and private sector jobs last year. Previously, public jobs focused on rights-centered support for the most severely disabled who were marginalized in the labor market. This was implemented from 2020 to 2023 with subsidies provided on an annual basis. However, concerns were raised that rights-centered public jobs were overly concentrated on participation in campaigning activities such as demonstrations and protests.
*Please note this is a Korean article
Source: Seoul Newspaper
