Article 1 (Purpose) The purpose of this Ordinance is to contribute to sustainable economic development and stabilization of local community, by promoting employment of youth in the Seoul Metropolitan Government and improving the quality of jobs thereof and thereby ensuring improvement of quality of life and stabilization of livelihood of youth according to the Special Act on the Promotion of Youth Employment.

Article 2 (Definitions) The Special Act on the Promotion of Youth Employment and the Enforcement Decree of the same Act shall apply to the scope of “youth” in this Ordinance.

Article 3 (Duties) (1) The Mayor of the Seoul Metropolitan Government (hereinafter referred to as the "Mayor") shall establish and implement measures including prospect of supply and demand of youth jobs, research on the actual condition of youth job seekers, vocational guidance, employment intermediation and vocational ability development training, etc., to promote youth employment and improve quality of youth jobs.
(2) The Mayor shall endeavor to prepare social and economic environment where youth employment can be promoted.
(3) The City-invested or City-funded agency established by the Seoul Metropolitan Government (hereinafter referred to as the “Seoul Government”) under the Local Public Act shall actively cooperate with the measures of the Mayor for promotion of youth employment, improvement of youth jobs, etc.

Article 4 (Expansion of Youth Employment in City-invested and City-funded Agencies) (1) The head of a City-invested or City-funded agency with not less than 30 members shall hire youth job seekers by more than three percent of the capacity of the relevant agency every year: Provided, That the cases where there are special grounds deemed by the Mayor, such as restructuring, are excluded.
(2) The head of a City-invested or City-funded agency pursuant to paragraph (1) shall submit to the Mayor the status of youth employment until January 31 of every year, according to the annexed form of the Enforcement Decree of the Special Act on the Promotion of Youth Employment (hereinafter referred to as the “Enforcement Decree.”)
(3) The Mayor may reflect the performance, etc. of youth employment to the evaluation of a City-invested or City-funded agency, and may recommend to expand employment of youth to the agency with low ratio of youth employment.

Article 5 (Basic Plan for Youth Jobs) (1) The Mayor shall establish and implement a basic plan for youth jobs (hereinafter referred to as “Basic Plan”) every year to promote youth employment and create and support youth jobs.
(2) The Basic Plan pursuant to paragraph (1) shall include followings:
1. A trend of industry, economy and youth employment;
2. Matters on research on actual condition of youth job seekers and measures for improvement thereof;
3. Matters on vocational guidance and employment intermediation for youth job seekers;
4. Matters on vocational ability development training for youth job seekers;
5. Matters on administrative and financial support for promotion of youth employment;
6. Matters on cooperation among related agencies for expansion of youth jobs;
7. Other matters necessary for promotion of youth employment and creation and support of jobs.
(3) When the Mayor conducts research, etc. on actual condition of youth job seekers, he/she may commission it to the professional agencies or cooperations.
(4) The Mayor shall evaluate the performance and accomplishment resulting from the Basic Plan every year and reflect the result thereof in the Basic Plan for the next year.

Article 6 (Youth Job Committee) (1) The Mayor may establish and operate the Youth Job Committee (hereinafter referred to as the “Committee”) to deliberate major matters on promotion and support of youth employment.
(2) The Committee shall deliberate following matters:
1. Matters on establishment and evaluation of the Basic plan;
2. Matters necessary for promotion of youth employment;
3. Matters necessary for improvement of quality of youth jobs;
4. Other matters deemed important by the Mayor regarding youth jobs.
(3) The Committee shall consist of not more than 15 members including one chairperson and one vice-chairperson, and the chairperson shall be elected by and from among the Committee members and the vice-chairperson shall be the director who supervises affairs on youth jobs.
(4) The members of the Committee shall be designated or commissioned by the Mayor, among public officials, members of a city council, persons with abundant professionalism and experience related to youth job, and not less than three youths directly involved shall be included thereto.
(5) The chairperson shall represent the Committee and direct the tasks of the Committee and the vice-chairperson shall assist the chairperson and, when the chairperson fails to carry out his/her duties due to unavoidable reasons, shall carry out the duties of chairperson by proxy.
(6) The term of the members of the committee shall be two years and the members may serve consecutive terms, and the term of a member for filling a vacancy shall be the remaining term of his/her predecessor: Provided, That, for a public official, the term shall be the period during his/her position.
(7) The Mayor may dismiss the member, even during his/her term, where the following causes occur:
1. Where a member fails to carry out his/her duties faithfully;
2. Where a member diverges or abuse secrecy acquired in the course of performing his/her duty;
3. Where a member wants dismissal by himself/herself for personal reasons such as health;
4. Where is deemed that it is inappropriate to work as a member continuously.
(8) The meeting of the Committee shall be convened by the chairperson where the chairperson deems it necessary and where there is a request for convening the meeting by not less than a third of the registered members, and a majority of the members of the Committee shall constitute a quorum and any decision thereof shall require the concurring vote of a majority of those present.
(9) Matters necessary for the operation of the Committee other than those prescribed in this Ordinance shall be determined by the chairperson after going through the resolution of the Committee.

Article 7 (Presentation, etc. of Index Regarding Youth Employment) The Mayor shall endeavor to promote and support youth employment by researching and developing youth employment index applicable to private enterprises, etc. and connecting it to public procurement, etc. achieved in the Seoul Government and City-invested and City-funded agencies

Article 8 (Implementation of Education Related to Youth Labor) The Mayor may implement education to youth on the rights of youth workers, such as the Labor Standards Act, or support to receive such education.

Article 9 (Utilization of Educational Institutions) (1) The Mayor may support youth to learn knowledge and technology necessary for employment in connection with the educational institutions pursuant to the Higher Education Act.
(2) When the Mayor renders the support pursuant to paragraph (1), he/she may render administrative and financial support necessary for the educational agencies pursuant to the Higher Education Act.

Article 10 (Cooperation, etc. with Relevant Agencies or Organizations) (1) The Mayor shall actively cooperate with the central administrative agency (including affiliated or subsidiary agencies thereof; hereinafter the same shall apply in this Article) and agencies or organizations, etc. relevant to jobs for promotion and support of youth employment.
(2) The Mayor may conclude agreement, etc. for promotion and support of youth employment with agencies and organizations, etc. relevant to jobs, if necessary.

Article 11 (Administrative or Financial Support) (1) The Mayor may render administrative or financial support to organizations or agencies carrying out business of creating youth jobs or directly contributing to expansion of youth employment.
(2) The Seoul Metropolitan Government Ordinance on Management of Local Subsidies shall apply to the methods and procedure of supporting expenses pursuant to paragraph (1) and other necessary matters. <Amended by Ordinance No. 5930, May 14, 2015>

Article 12 (Enforcement Rules) Matters necessary for the enforcement of this Ordinance shall be prescribed by rule.