Gyeonggi-do Awards 105.17 Million KRW in Rewards and Incentives to 55 Whistleblowers This Year

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Gyeonggi Province paid a total of 105.17 million KRW to 55 public interest whistleblowers this year.

On the 14th, Gyeonggi Province announced that the total amount of rewards and compensation paid to 55 whistleblowers who reported through the 'Gyeonggi Province Public Interest Whistleblowing Hotline' this year was 105.17 million KRW.

Earlier, on the 2nd, the province held the 5th Gyeonggi Province Public Interest Whistleblowing Support Committee meeting and decided to pay 18.25 million KRW in rewards to 13 whistleblowers who reported violations of the Social Welfare Services Act, Waste Management Act, Livestock Manure Act, and Infant Care Act.

Meanwhile, the scale of rewards and compensation by category this year is as follows: ▲ Reports of consumer interest infringements such as illegal lending businesses and poor daycare center operations (10 cases, 33.64 million KRW) ▲ Reports threatening residents' safety such as unfair subcontracting, illegal storage of hazardous materials, and illegal operation of social welfare facilities (18 cases, 34.05 million KRW) ▲ Reports of environmental pollution acts such as unregistered air emission facilities and illegal waste (24 cases, 36.8 million KRW) ▲ Reports threatening residents' health such as illegal medical practices and violations of COVID-19 quarantine guidelines (3 cases, 680,000 KRW).

The province is actively operating the 'Anonymous Proxy Reporting System,' which allows lawyers to provide legal consultation and proxy reporting before the report is filed, to protect the identity of internal whistleblowers and provide legal advice.

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