Wando-gun Launches 2020 Integrity Improvement Project

Conducting Integrity Tour Education for Eup-Myeon Public Officials to Promote a Culture of Communication and Respect

Wando County conducted the 2020 Town and Township Public Officials Integrity Tour Education. (Photo by Wando County)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Kyung-pil] Wando-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Shin Woo-cheol) announced on the 15th that from the 9th to the 12th, a four-day 2020 Eup-Myeon Public Officials Integrity Tour Education was conducted for about 300 employees by region including Geumil, Gogeum, Nohwa, and Wando-eup to improve integrity and establish public service discipline.

This integrity tour education was conducted under the theme of "Creating a Vibrant Workplace through Communication and Respect," explaining the attitude of public officials for improving integrity, cases of integrity enhancement, integrity education, types and cases of power abuse, and the importance and necessity of communication within the organization, followed by a Q&A session.

The education was conducted by instructor Lim Dong-hwan from the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission Integrity Training Center, who shared cases from his 37 years of service, including 14 years in audit and inspection roles, having served as the Integrity Audit Officer at Jeju Provincial Police Agency and Chief of Gangjin Police Station, which resonated with the employees.

In particular, he emphasized communication within the organization, highlighting the importance of roles and responsibilities by hierarchy, interest and consideration, focus and empathy, listening and speaking skills, and praise to build a communication-oriented organizational culture.

An employee from Wando-eup said, "The phrase that relationships start with respecting others and that consideration is not a choice but a principle of coexistence remains memorable," adding, "I was able to realize once again the importance of communication in the workplace."

Wando-gun has been spreading a culture of integrity by conducting a total of 35 "Visiting Integrity Meetings" in February and March across main office departments, eup/myeon, ranks, and job functions.

Through these meetings, Wando-gun Public Officials Labor Union and Public Solidarity Labor Union Wando Branch engaged in dialogue to jointly consider issues such as unreasonable practices, deep-rooted evils, power abuse, and personnel matters.

Additionally, they have selected integrity leaders and designated and operated Integrity Communication Days, integrity broadcasts, a power abuse victim reporting support center, and bulletin boards for reporting corruption and power abuse victims.

Governor Shin Woo-cheol of Wando-gun stated, "Although the comprehensive integrity level rose as a result of efforts last year by not only public officials but also all residents to create an honest Wando-gun, we will not be satisfied with this and will actively promote various integrity policies to further improve integrity."

Meanwhile, the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission annually evaluates the comprehensive integrity of 610 public institutions nationwide.

The comprehensive integrity is measured by combining external integrity, which assesses the degree to which public officials and civil complaints avoid corrupt acts such as bribery, entertainment, and convenience, and handle duties transparently and responsibly, and internal integrity, which measures the integrity of internal work and organizational culture by affiliated employees.

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