Saitama Prefecture has signed new agreements with seven universities in the prefecture, including Nihon Pharmaceutical University, with the aim of securing part-time jobs for students suffering from corona sickness.Students from eight schools, including Saitama University, which has already signed a comprehensive agreement, will be actively hired as assistant workers at the prefectural new coronavirus vaccination site.

 According to Saitama Prefecture, as of June 6, the new agreements have been signed with Nippon Institute of Technology, Urawa University, Nippon Institute of Technology, Jumonji Gakuen Women's University, Saitama Institute of Technology, Saitama Toho Junior College, and Josai University.The contents include securing human resources such as contracted projects by the prefecture, supporting students whose part-time job income has decreased, and promoting student work experience. It is said that it will actively utilize students.

 According to a national survey by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, half of the students faced a decrease in part-time job income, and 7% of them were affected by the short-time business such as restaurants.For this reason, the number of students who are in need of living is increasing, and in Osaka, Kyoto, and Hyogo prefectures, there are a number of students receiving food bank support.

 Currently, all emergency declarations have been lifted except for Okinawa Prefecture, but priority measures such as prevention of spread have been issued in 10 prefectures such as Saitama Prefecture and Tokyo, and the new corona has ended due to the spread of Delta strain infection. I can't see the sign of.For this reason, there are conspicuous cases where it is difficult to secure a part-time job for students.

reference:[Saitama Prefecture] Saitama Prefecture will conclude an agreement with a university in the prefecture regarding a part-time student part-time job at Corona. -Actively adopted in consignment projects such as subsidy work at the prefecture's vaccine mass inoculation venue-

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