"Without Brave Whistleblowers, It Is Difficult to Catch Unfair Collusion Among Businesses"
Chairperson Park Eun-jung of the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission met with whistleblower A, who reported unfair collusion between businesses, at the Government Joint Civil Service Center in the Government Seoul Office Building on the afternoon of the 29th to encourage them and seek advice on improving the whistleblower protection system. (Photo by Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission)
[Asia Economy Reporter Moon Chaeseok] On the 29th, Park Eun-jung, Chairperson of the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission, met with a whistleblower who reported unfair collusion among businesses at the Government Seoul Office Government Joint Civil Service Center to encourage them and seek advice on improving the whistleblower protection system.
The whistleblower, Mr. A, reported to the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission in 2018 that several companies had prearranged to collude on the winning bidder and bid prices.
According to the Commission, unfair collusion among businesses is conducted secretly and is difficult to detect without courageous internal whistleblowing.
As a result of Mr. A's report, the unfair collusion was confirmed, and the companies involved were fined several hundred million won by the Fair Trade Commission.
Since 2018, Chairperson Park has been meeting whistleblowers directly to encourage them. She has listened to whistleblowers about the reporting process and difficulties and sought advice on the Commission's role in protecting whistleblowers.
A Commission official stated, "We plan to actively reflect the diverse opinions of whistleblowers in policies to further strengthen whistleblower protection."
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