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The number of people who found jobs through the "Gyeonggi Province 5070 Job Fair" has exceeded 600 this year.
Reporter Choi Ho-won visited the fair site to see what kinds of companies are hiring middle-aged and older workers in their 50s to 70s.
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This is the "Gyeonggi Province 5070 Job Fair" held in Ansan last month.
While the primary targets are typically middle-aged and older adults in their 50s to 70s, this event was held in an integrated format that also allowed local youths to participate.
Job seekers can write and submit their resumes on-site and proceed directly to interviews.
[Bang Jun-seok / Director at Dongkwang, a packaging company: We have packaging containers for tofu. It is a job packaging plastic containers, and since our company has a 50-year history, we want employees who can stay with us for a long time.]
A total of 44 companies in Ansan participated, ranging from auto parts companies and battery manufacturers to logistics delivery services, nursing homes, and food companies.
Wages are typically based on the minimum wage, but depending on working hours and bonuses, workers can earn over 5 million won per month.
[Park Sang-min / Job seeker (64 years old): Previously, I drove forklifts a lot at logistics companies and then manufacturing companies. (At my previous job), once you pass 60, they say, 'Our company has a retirement age of 60. We don't hire you.']
Companies cite the ability to work night and weekend shifts when necessary and relatively low turnover rates as key strengths of middle-aged and older job seekers.
[Lee Min-keun / Mayor of Ansan: Over 70 percent of the citizens seeking jobs are in their 50s and 60s. We prepared this job fair as a cross-generation integrated event so that any citizen who wants to work, from youth to the middle-aged and elderly, can find hope.]
The Gyeonggi Province 5070 Job Fair has been held in Suwon, Icheon, and Ansan since July of this year, with more than 600 people successfully finding employment across the three locations.
Following events in Pyeongtaek on the 20th, Siheung on the 28th, and Hanam on the 30th, the Gyeonggi Province 5070 Job Fair is scheduled to wrap up this year's program with a final event in Yangju on November 6th.
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