Ministry of Labor Newly Designates Dangjin as "Preemptive Employment Crisis Response Area" amid Steel Industry Job Losses
The Ministry of Employment and Labor has newly designated Dangjin City, Chungcheongnam-do, as a “Preemptive Employment Crisis Response Area” due to concerns over employment shocks stemming from the downturn in the steel industry.
On August 20, the Ministry announced that it had convened the “6th Employment Policy Review Committee for 2026,” during which it deliberated and approved the designation of Dangjin as a Preemptive Employment Crisis Response Area.
The committee considered the fact that employment in Dangjin’s main industries—including steel and metal product manufacturing—has been declining. The period of designation will be one year, from August 21, 2026, to August 20, 2027.
Steel products piled up at Pyeongtaek Port, Gyeonggi-do. Photo by Yonhap News Agency
View original imageThe Preemptive Employment Crisis Response Area system is a government initiative that designates regions at risk of a sharp deterioration in employment conditions to provide early support for job retention, vocational training, and livelihood stability. Areas designated under this program may receive priority support for job retention subsidies, employment stability programs, and workforce development projects, or face modified eligibility requirements and support levels compared to other regions.
The committee also decided to extend the designation period for Yeosu City, Jeollanam-do—which continues to suffer from a slump in the petrochemical industry—for one more year, through August 27, 2027. Although Yeosu does not meet the official requirements for an Employment Crisis Area, the committee determined that early intervention was necessary in light of job losses resulting from the ongoing downturn in the petrochemical sector.
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With Dangjin’s new designation, the number of Preemptive Employment Crisis Response Areas will increase from seven to eight, joining the existing locations: Gwangsan-gu in Gwangju, Gwangyang in Jeollanam-do, Pohang in Gyeongsangbuk-do, Seosan in Chungcheongnam-do, Nam-gu in Ulsan, Jemulpo-gu in Incheon, and others.
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