GWANGJU < invest Korea

According to Yonhap News,

(GWANGJU=Yonhap News) Gwangju City and agencies related to regional economy will work together to create decent jobs in order to create future growth engine in Gwangju.

The Employment Strategy Development Forum was held on August 28 at Kim Daejung Convention Center under the theme of "Strategy to Create Sustainable Jobs through Future Growth Engine of Gwangju."

The event was attended by participants from organizations such as Gwangju City, Gwangju Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Gwangju Council for Sustainable Development.

At the event, the city and regional institutions presented a job creation model and agreed to implement strategies to respond to the changing era.

In particular, the city presented strategies including the shifting the value of administration system toward job creation and job creation by linking with industries.

"Creating decent jobs will be the key to solving issues like low growth and population outflow," said Lee Yong-seop, mayor of Gwangju, adding, "I hope related parties including labor experts, local governments and company representatives would gather and come up with fundamental solutions to the employment issues and create decent jobs."

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** This article was translated from Korean.

Source: Yonhap News (August 28, 2018)