"This is all what you've done here?" Unexpected Advisory Group on Qualification Exam Preferential Treatment, Employment Corruption, and High-value Scandal

YTN Radio (FM 94.5) [YTN News FM Wise Radio Life]

□ Broadcast date and time: October 4, 2024 (Fri)
□ Host: Park Gui-bin Announcer
□ Castor: Choi Hyun-seok, Youth Advisor to the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission

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◆ Announcer Park Gui-bin (hereinafter referred to as Park Gui-bin): A wise life white book, Friday is a search for rights that are missed in life with the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission. These days, there are many concerns about young people's employment and marriage. In order to solve these concerns and problems, the government is making various policy efforts. We have invited someone to help create policies for young people. I'm Choi Hyun-seok, a youth adviser to the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission. You're in the studio. Hello?

◇Choi Hyun-seok, youth adviser to the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission (hereinafter referred to as Choi Hyun-seok): Nice to meet you.

◆Park Gui-bin: The name youth assistant was unfamiliar, but has it been 10 months? You came out and explained it, and it's been a while since you came out, so let me know what you've been doing!

◇ Choi Hyun-seok: As you know well, one of the main functions of the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission is the resolution of civil complaints and unreasonable system improvement. Due to the nature of the rights and interests committee's work, I visited many sites in each region. I attended various civil complaint site coordination meetings with the chairman and other members of the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission. Therefore, we have listened to various difficulties that the people are experiencing and discussed them with the 2030 Advisory Group to find solutions based on the contents. In addition, since I was a youth assistant, I had frequent opportunities to meet young people in person. In particular, I visited a university where I could immediately understand the thoughts of the young generation and listened to the students' concerns in person. Since it is a place to listen to the concerns of young people in their 20s and 30s, and our Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission operates the National Newspaper High School, we named this event a "Youth Newspaper High School." Through the Youth Newspaper, I visited three universities in Seoul, Busan, and Daejeon in May, and one in Daejeon in September to listen to and solve the biggest difficulties and difficulties that college students have recently felt. Of course, not only me and the 2030 Advisory Group, but also the vice chairmen of our rights and interests committee and veteran investigators who resolved grievance complaints were present at the meeting.

◆Park Gui-bin: What kind of concerns did college students usually talk about? And is there a case that solved this?

◇Choi Hyun-seok: Yes, there were some discussions at the meeting with the heads of the student council representing each university student, and there were many hardships I heard from individual university students who asked for a solution. It is difficult to specify which university it is, but there was a request from the student council to expand communication with the university so that the students' opinions were sufficiently reflected in the school's major decision-making process. When the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission asked for a solution to the problem, the university gladly responded that it would expand communication opportunities with the student council. In addition, there was a request to make the deliberation more transparent in the university regarding the tuition increase that college students are most concerned about, which was also accepted by the school. In addition, there were requests from students for school buses, dormitories, and student living fund support systems, which can be common complaints for college students, and the university answered that it would actively improve them. As such, our Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission acted as a lubricant to smoothly solve problems between the two sides in solving problems that were somewhat difficult for students to speak directly in relation to the school. In the process, I remember feeling proud of the fact that I and the 2030 advisory groups, who are youth assistants, also helped together, albeit weakly.

◆Park Gui-bin: I heard you play a role in promoting the achievements of the youth policy of the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission. If so, please promote what policies and things have been done for young people by the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission recently.

◇Choi Hyun-suk: There are many achievements, but I'll just tell you a few representative things. First of all, the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission has been operating an integrated employment corruption reporting center since January last year to eradicate employment corruption that deprives young people in their 20s and 30s preparing for employment. We are carrying out tasks such as investigating employment corruption reports, education and consulting, and system improvement. Every year, we conduct a full survey on the employment status of public institutions to eradicate corruption and rescue victims. Last month, fair recruitment standards were established and recommended to public institutions. Second, we improved the system related to the national qualification examination to ensure fair opportunities for the young generation. Until now, there have been problems such as limiting the age for taking the national qualification test without a reasonable basis or that the test site is concentrated in certain cities and provinces, but we have improved this. In national qualification examinations such as tax accountants and patent attorneys, excessive privileges granted to public officials, such as additional points, were boldly blocked. And our investigator recently appeared and told you. It is a marriage-related content that young people are most interested in. Through the civil complaint information analysis system of the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission, we analyzed about 1,000 complaints related to the wedding industry raised over the past three years and delivered them to related ministries so that they could find problems in the related industry and find solutions to them. It is an effort to reduce the burden on young people, including myself, who are the main customers who use wedding services such as photography, wedding dresses, and makeup, so-called "Sudme."

◆Park Gui-bin: Do you have a particularly memorable situation while working as a youth assistant?

◇ CHOI HYUN SUK: A lot of things happened. In June and August, I attended a mediation meeting related to the closure of Lotte Department Store's Masan branch. Lotte Department Store's Masan branch has decided to close its business due to population decline and sluggish sales. The problem is the livelihood of small business owners in the store. With the sudden closure of the department store, small business owners had to close their stores within a short period of time, and they had to worry about their livelihoods right away without being able to prepare for new jobs and businesses, so they filed a grievance complaint with the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission. In a sad situation, many small business owners who attended the meeting even showed tears, so I was really heartbroken at the scene. In the end, I remember feeling a little relieved as the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission provided quick funds, reemployment programs, and win-win support funds after consultation with related agencies and Lotte Department Store. In addition, I can't tell you because of the time, but I remember myriad complaints. I really want to tell you that many competent investigators on the site are doing their best.

◆Park Gui-bin: You've done so many activities, and I think a lot of people have been helped. That's all for today's talk. It was Choi Hyun-seok, the youth adviser of the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission. Thank you.