▲ Oh Jeong-taek, Director General of the Rights Improvement Policy Bureau at the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission, presents cases where the commission's recommendations led to actual policy improvements, at the Government Complex Sejong on November 6.
The Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission (ACRC) announced on November 6 examples where its recommendations led to actual institutional improvements across government agencies, including extending the validity period of language test scores for applicants seeking to serve as military language specialists.
Following the recommendation, starting in January next year, the recognized validity period of language test scores required when applying for active-duty language specialist positions will be extended from two years to five years.
Other key cases selected include postponing or granting a grace period for duty relocations around the pregnancy and childbirth of a service member's spouse, waiving base toll charges when re-entering an expressway within 15 minutes, and ensuring access to suicide prevention counseling hotlines even when mobile phone outgoing calls are restricted due to economic reasons (IYOO).
An ACRC official said, "We will actively identify unreasonable systems and practices by listening to the voices of the public, and continue to pursue policy improvements through close cooperation with related organizations."
(Photo courtesy of the ACRC, Yonhap News)
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