Home care workers, after-school tutors to receive W500,000 in COVID relief |
Employment and Labor Minister Lee Jae-kap speaks during a press conference at the government complex in Sejong, central South Korea, on Monday, to announce a set of measures to protect and support essential workers delivering key front-line services amid the coronavirus pandemic. (Yonhap)
Around 90,000 home care workers and after-school tutors will receive 500,000 won ($458) in coronavirus relief funds from the government in the first half of next year, the labor minister said Monday.
The payment is part of a government plan to support essential workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, Labor Minister Lee Jae-kap said during a virtual briefing from the administrative city of Sejong.