▲ Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon speaks with young people at the 'Seoul Young Career Internship Field Communication Meeting' held at Linkage Lab in Seongdong-gu on June 18.
Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon emphasized the effectiveness of the city's youth career development policy, "Seoul Young Career" (hereinafter referred to as "Seo-Young-Career"), while criticizing the government's push to apply health insurance coverage to hair loss treatments.
Mayor Oh attended the Seo-Young-Career internship field communication meeting held at Linkage Lab in Seongdong-gu this afternoon (June 18) and stated, "The core of Seoul's youth policy is to provide maximum opportunities for young people to grow to the next level and to invest generously in their future." He added, "It is centered on truly necessary policies that are differentiated from the government's support for hair loss treatments."
He continued, "Seoul will provide strong support so that young people, who are the most certain competitive edge for Seoul to leap forward as a global top 3 city, can encounter more opportunities and take on challenges to their heart's content."
Previously, Minister of Health and Welfare Jung Eun-kyeong announced at a policy meeting on the 11th that the government is reviewing a plan to apply health insurance to hair loss treatments. In response, the People Power Party has opposed the move, calling it "populist pandering" that would worsen the financial stability of the national health insurance system.
Linkage Lab, which Mayor Oh visited on this day, is a company participating in the Seo-Young-Career internship program.
The internship is part of the Seo-Young-Career policy, supporting young people in gaining work experience while providing companies with opportunities to meet talent.
Seo-Young-Career is a Seoul city policy that supports career exploration and development from the university enrollment stage, consisting of five stages: Camp, Challenge, Internship I (vacation type), Internship II (semester type), and Jump-up.
At the meeting, Mayor Oh listened to the achievements and feedback of students participating in the Seo-Young-Career internship.
(Photo: Provided by Seoul Metropolitan Government, Yonhap News)
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