Government adds 30 new measures to boost transparency and curb illegal practices

In Seoul, officials said the government will pursue greater pay transparency in employment advertisements and crack down on illegal street structures as part of its ongoing “nation normalization project.” The initiative follows President Lee Jae Myung’s March order to correct abnormal practices and deep-rooted illicit activities. After completing an initial list of 164 tasks, a second batch of 30 actions was selected from about 200 suggestions, targeting issues like junket prevention for local council members, corruption in construction bids, and abuse of legal processes by domestic-violence offenders.

The plan also seeks to stop the practice of disguising imported products as locally made, broaden nondisclosure agreements to guard against tech theft, and permit “white hackers” to report security vulnerabilities in good faith. Consumer-protection duties for digital platforms will be strengthened, and the government pledged full responsibility for implementing these measures, said Lim Ki-keun, minister for government policy coordination.