[Today Newspaper Correspondent Park Se-jin]Civil society groups denounced the Yoon Seok-yeol administration and the National Assembly’s hold on to promote the online platform fairness law (on-plat law) and urged the swift enactment of the law.
On the morning of the 7th, the National Network for Online Platform Fairness held in front of the President’s Office in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, ‘Online Platform Fairness Act (On-platform Act) Failed? A press conference was held to condemn the Yoon Seok-yeol government for raising unfairness under the pretext of self-regulation.
This press conference was held on the 3rd when the government departments, which had been fighting for the initiative of the on-play law, including the Fair Trade Commission, which led the legislation, changed their government in relation to the fact that the government departments had finally agreed not to pursue the on-play law through media reports on the 3rd. It was prepared to condemn the agreement to suspend the promotion of the on-play law as soon as it was reached.
In the meantime, the issue of monopoly and unfair trade practices of online platform companies has been continuously raised. In response, small and medium-sized merchants, self-employed people, consumers, and civic groups who participated in the press conference continued to criticize the problem of the agreement between government ministries and to urge the enactment of the ONPL Act.
Lee Seong-won, secretary general of the Korea Federation of Small and Medium Business Entrepreneurs, said, “Through COVID-19, our society’s consumption patterns have shifted to online platforms. In particular, as people in their 40s and 50s are leading the use of online platforms, following those in their 20s and 30s, online platforms are becoming a necessity in our society rather than an option. It is necessary for businesses, users, workers, consumers, etc. as a regulation for
Lee Jung-sun, secretary general of the National Association of Franchise Owners, said, “The news of the failure of the on-play law to protect the interests of small business owners from giant platform companies and to provide a level playing field for fair competition made me rethink the standards of fairness and common sense of the Yun Seok-yeol government.” I hope you don’t lose any more trust by doing something else. If the government wants to establish fairness and common sense, it should be proactive in enacting the on-play law as soon as possible.”
“The Yun Seok-yeol government has declared that it will not regulate online platform companies in effect,” said Kim Eun-jeong, secretary general of the Cooperatives of the Solidarity for Participation. .
“The On-play Act is not a regulation that hinders innovation, but a safety plate for continuous growth and innovation,” he said. I urge you to,” he said.
