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http://dx.doi.org/10.9708/jksci.2020.25.11.195

A Study on the Improvement of Protection System for Public Interest Reporters  

Lee, Young-Woo (Dept. of Police & Law, KwangJu Women's University)
Jang, Su-Yeon (Korea Institute for Social Security)
Abstract
Korea enacted the Protection of Public Interest Reporters Act in March 2011 to protect whistleblowers from acts of infringement of public interest in the private sector. Most acts of infringement of the public interest are carried out secretly within the organization, which is known to the outside world by reports from members of the organization who are well aware of the problems within the organization. However, whistleblowers are at a disadvantage due to reporting and are reluctant to report. In addition, measures are needed to strengthen institutional mechanisms such as confidentiality, protection of personal information, responsibility, and prohibition of disadvantageous measures to effectively protect reporters due to lack of practical protective measures. Therefore, practical protection measures for whistleblowers are needed in line with the purpose of protecting whistleblowers, and measures to expand the corresponding compensation system will also be needed. Therefore, in this study, we would like to review the main contents of the current system for protecting whistleblowers in Korea and suggest reasonable improvement measures for protecting whistleblowers.
Keywords
Public Interest Whistleblower; Whistleblow; Public Interest Reporter Protection Act; Protection Measures; Compensation System;
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