Gwangju Nam-gu Conducts Mapping and Inspection of 27 Facilities for People with Disabilities

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Nam-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City (District Mayor Kim Byeong-nae) will conduct guidance and inspections until early next month to examine whether there are any human rights violations against persons with disabilities and to review the overall operation status of welfare facilities for the disabled and social welfare corporations.

According to Nam-gu on the 3rd, since the 2nd, second-half operational status guidance and inspections have been conducted on 27 welfare facilities for the disabled and social welfare corporations in the district.

This inspection will continue until the 4th of next month.

Nam-gu is focusing on inspecting the transparency of the operation of welfare facilities for the disabled and the safety status of facilities in preparation for the winter season, and is also carefully checking to ensure that no human rights violations against persons with disabilities occur within the facilities.

In addition, they are reviewing the appropriateness of overall operations, including whether accounting for subsidies, donations, and profit-making businesses is conducted transparently, as well as contracts related to goods and construction, and asset management.

In cases where serious illegal acts such as human rights violations, sexual violence, embezzlement, or misappropriation of public funds are found, a zero-tolerance principle will be applied, imposing penalties such as suspension of staff increases by applying the highest level of legal sanctions.

For minor violations that can be immediately corrected, on-site corrective actions will be taken promptly, and for illegal or improper matters, each facility will be notified of improvement requirements and disposition standards, with follow-up action implementation also being inspected.

A Nam-gu official said, “We are conducting guidance and inspections to prevent any unfortunate incidents involving welfare facility users in advance and to ensure transparency in facility operations.”

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