People Power Party's Jo Jiyeon: "False and Exaggerated Job Ads Must Be Blocked to Protect Youth"…Sponsors 'Employment Fraud Prevention Act'

Jo Jiyeon, a member of the People Power Party representing Gyeongsan, North Gyeongsang Province, announced on the 5th that she has sponsored the "Employment Fraud Prevention Act" as a follow-up measure to the National Assembly audit.

During the recent National Assembly audit, Assemblywoman Jo strongly criticized the issue of job advertisements luring people with promises of high earnings, which have led to overseas employment scams and involvement in criminal organizations. She urged the government to take responsible action. She also pointed out the lack of monitoring manuals for suspicious job postings and criticized the fact that enticing advertisements in image or video formats are virtually undetectable, highlighting the need for systemic improvements.

Assemblywoman Jo Jiyeon of the People Power Party

The "Partial Amendment to the Employment Security Act," which Assemblywoman Jo has now sponsored, introduces new obligations for job portal site operators to monitor and verify whether the identity or company information of employers and the job information itself are false or exaggerated. It also newly defines disqualification criteria for registering as a job portal site operator, thereby strengthening protections for job seekers.

Last year, employment scams targeting young people with the promise of high earnings emerged as a serious social issue, leading to calls for proactive measures such as monitoring false or exaggerated job advertisements.

Under the current law, job portal site operators are only required to comply with limited provisions, such as indicating whether an employer is a wage-delinquent business owner and not posting job advertisements offering wages below the minimum wage. This has made it impossible to determine at the posting stage whether a job advertisement is false or exaggerated. If the amendment passes the National Assembly plenary session, job portal site operators will be required to monitor and verify job postings, which is expected to help prevent employment fraud in advance.

Assemblywoman Jo stated, "The public and private sectors must work together to ensure that young people are no longer victimized by false or exaggerated job advertisements promising high earnings." She added, "As the methods of false and exaggerated job postings become increasingly sophisticated, it is difficult to block them with existing approaches, so the development of a monitoring system incorporating AI technology is urgently needed." She continued, "Since 1.7 billion won has been allocated in the 2026 budget for monitoring false job advertisements, I will continue to push for institutional improvements to address the issues raised during the National Assembly audit."