KOSHA, “one of the best” in anti-corruption competitiveness assessment

The Anti-Corruption Commission’s report on anti-corruption activities of 225 organizations recognizes KOSHA as an outstanding organization for the fifth consecutive year.

                                                                                                                      Jan. 17, 2014

                                                     KOSHA Headquarters

KOSHA (headed by President Baek Hun-ki) has been categorized as a “first-rate” organization or one of the best organizations as well as an organization that has been outstanding for more than 3 years in a row in the “2013 Anti-Corruption Competitiveness Assessment" led by the Anti-Corruption & Civil Rights Commission of Korea.

※ Ever since it was included in the assessment for the first time in 2009, KOSHA has been designated as an outstanding organization for five years in a row.

Among a total of 225 organizations in the “2013 Anti-Corruption Competitiveness Assessment,” 35 organizations including KOSHA fell into the “first-rate” category. This made KOSHA one of the 36 organizations that have been recognized to be outstanding for three consecutive years or more.

※ The 225 organizations include 41 administrative agencies of the government, 17 local governments, 17 education offices of cities and provinces, 10 national and public universities, and 140 public service-related organizations.

※ The assessment was conducted on seven criteria: building anti-corruption infrastructure; increasing policy transparency and developing trust; eliminating or reducing corruption-inducing factors; improving the integrity awareness and culture among public servants; preventing corruption and facilitating reports; improving integrity; and the number of corrupt public officials.

KOSHA became one of the best organizations with an average of 93 points throughout the seven criteria. In particular, KOSHA earned high scores for reducing the president’s travel and entertainment expenses to utilize the savings to reduce occupational accidents at industrial sites, and also for the active participation of all the employees in anti-corruption activities such as ethical management activities.

President Baek Hun-ki of KOSHA said, “The assessment results reflect our integrity culture, which has taken firm root in the organization.” He added, “Regarding the areas that KOSHA scored relatively low, we will make more efforts to enhance our anti-corruption competitiveness by improving work processes and systems. By doing so, KOSHA will do its best to contribute to making Korea a safe place to work in line with the standards of advanced countries.”  End.