Korean
Job Creation
In 2015, WT engaged in diverse projects for the disadvantaged, such as creation of stable jobs for middle-aged female heads of households and support for unemployed young people (both directly and through establishment of a supportive infrastructure to reduce unemployment). It also worked to create a new model which values the experiences and skills of seniors to improve their employment situation, and create decent jobs for migrants who are members of multicultural families, the disabled, those in lower income brackets, social service practitioners, micro enterprises, and North Korean defectors.
  • Support Project for NEET Youth
    YouthSupport Project for NEET Youth
    Considering the lack of official statistics or clear countermeasures for NEET (Not in Education, Employment, or Training) youth while the level of awareness is growing, WT released a Korean translation of a book on NEET youth in Japan. WT is dedicated to promoting social bonds of sympathy, understanding and support for NEET youth, and ooperates to improve the support capabilities with domestic and oversea organizations.The book was published in Korea by WT in 2015, and is titled ‘Moo-up-Sa-Hwe (The No Work Society) – The Future of Youth Unable to Find Work’ co-authore by Kei Kudo and Ryosuke Nishida. In addition, WT participated in Nariyuki Festival, hosted by K2, an NGO engaged in youth support, from August 21 to 23 and exchanged ideas on support for NEET youth with NEET organizations based in Korea and in Japan.WT will continue identifying the major players supporting NEET youth, advancing networks for their development, and establishing a variety of support projects.
  • Senior Citizen Business Funds
    Senior CitizensSenior Citizen Business Funds
    WT provides backing for services provided by seniors and development of products offered by small enterprises with potential. Together with Yuhan-Kimberly Ltd., WT has created a ‘Senior Citizen Business Funds’ to create jobs for active seniors.In 2015, WT also ran the ‘Small Enterprise Activation Project’ which provides support to promising enterprises in products for seniors, and the ‘Small Enterprise Business Model Enhancement Project’ which offers consultancy services to assist startups with products and service development for seniors. It also operates the ‘Items for Seniors Discovery Team Project’ to identify the needs of senior citizens or create new employment models for them.Between 2012 and 2015, WT highlighted and supported 0 social enterprises or small businesses in creating 184 jobs and 89 products for seniors
  • Support for the Disadvantaged through Care Services
    Diverse underserved groupsSupport for the Disadvantaged through Care Services
    Together with the Korea Housing Finance Corporation, WT planned and operates a “Support for the Disadvantaged through Care Services Project” to create jobs and provide secure employment for the disadvantaged.By subsidizing allowances for long service, performance -related pay, and educational expenses to care service social enterprises for their employees, WT guarantees secure employment of caregivers, which results in quality care services. In 2015, WT contributed to job creation or job security for about 300 people.
  • Seeds of Hope for Social Enterprises
    Seeds of Hope for Social Enterprises
    WT ran the ‘Seeds of Hope for Social Enterprises’ with the Export-Import Bank of Korea to promote stability in employment and daily life for newly-recognized vulnerable members of society, including female migrant workers.Through this project, WT selected 11 enterprises and subsidized the costs for equipment and facilities or expenses for business operation, which is helpful to establishing enterprise independence.
  • 'Go-With' Multicultural Social Business Support Project
    ‘Go-With’ Multicultural Social Business Support Project
    WT conducted a ‘Go-With Multicultural Social Business Support Project’ with Hyosung to facilitate multicultural social enterprises achieving their sustainability as enterprises.It selected and offered funding and consultancy services to three organizations, which strengthened the enterprises’ sustainability and provides secured employment to migrant emale workers who married Korean.
  • Social Economy Academy for the Disabled’ for Job Support
    Social Economy Academy for the Disabled’ for Job Support
    WT gave its support to education programs and workshops on job support for the disabled at the ‘Social Economy Academy for the Disabled’ which is operated by “Research Institute of the Differently Abled person Rights in Korea” to make it easier for them to learn and make use of cooperatives and the social economy and adapt their learning to promote employment and improve conditions for the disabled.