Gyeonggi-do Recruits 'Fair Trade Guardians' to Monitor Unfair Practices in Distribution and Platforms

Gyeonggi Provincial Government

Gyeonggi Province is recruiting 'Fair Trade Keepers' by the 2nd of next month to monitor unfair trade practices among local businesses in distribution, platforms, subcontracting, franchises, and agencies, as well as to promote related policies.

The number of recruits is 25, including 16 in southern Gyeonggi and 9 in northern Gyeonggi. The activity period is six months from March to November, and allowances will be paid based on performance.

Gyeonggi Province grants additional points to vulnerable employment groups such as the long-term unemployed, low-income individuals, persons with disabilities, female heads of households, and applicants from priority regions (Pocheon, Yangpyeong, Yeoju, Dongducheon, Gapyeong, Yeoncheon, Yangju).

Applications are accepted until the 2nd of next month and should be submitted via email (hj0324@gg.go.kr).

Meanwhile, the Fair Trade Keepers, now in their fifth year since launch, inspected the contractual relationships between delivery drivers and 99 delivery agencies in the province in 2021 and recommended adopting the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport’s standard contract. As a result, 80 out of 99 companies (80.8%) agreed to adopt the standard contract.

In 2022, they checked the proper operation of price labeling at 164 duty-free fuel-selling gas stations in the province, finding that 149 stations (94%) displayed incorrect labels. They provided guidance on correct labeling methods and requested local governments to conduct supervision.

Additionally, to improve the system so that duty-free fuel refunds are given directly to farmers and fishermen instead of gas stations, they proposed a bill to the National Assembly, leading to the introduction of a partial amendment to the 'Restriction of Special Taxation Act.'

Lee Moon-gyo, Director of the Fair Economy Division of Gyeonggi Province, said, "The Gyeonggi Fair Trade Keepers is a citizen participation project where residents monitor unfair trade practices around their neighborhoods to create a fair trading environment. As we enter the fifth year of activities this year, we will discover and monitor a wider range of fair trade policy tasks."

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