Korea Fair Trade Commission Launches Task Force for Work Innovation to Expedite Case Handling

The Korea Fair Trade Commission will launch a dedicated task force for law enforcement and work innovation, led by the Vice Chairperson, to improve the speed and reliability of case handling.

On October 1, the commission announced that it will hold a kickoff meeting for the Law Enforcement Work Innovation Task Force and begin its activities. This move comes in response to concerns about delays in case handling and a lack of transparency in investigations, and reflects the commission's determination that substantial improvements are needed for the public and market participants to experience meaningful change.

This task force will be headed by the Vice Chairperson and will include two sub-teams: the Reliability Enhancement Team (led by the Secretary General) and the Speed Improvement Team (led by the Director of Investigation Management). The task force will meet once a week for the next two months to focus on ways to enhance the speed and accountability of case handling, as well as to strengthen the transparency and predictability of law enforcement. The results of these discussions will be announced within the year.

The commission explained, "With the protection of citizens' rights and the trust of market participants as our top priorities, we have decided to operate the task force so that we can fundamentally renew not only the law enforcement procedures of the commission but also our overall work processes."

The task force plans to address five key areas: improving the speed of case handling through legal, institutional, and work process innovation; enhancing transparency in investigation and deliberation procedures; expanding the procedural rights of stakeholders such as complainants; increasing social trust by ensuring consistency and predictability in law enforcement; and strengthening the organization's expertise and accountability through improvements in organizational and personnel management systems.

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