Han Ki-jung, Fair Trade Commission Chairman, "Will Judge Baemin's Delivery Favoritism as a Legal Violation"

Han Ki-jung, Chairman of the Fair Trade Commission, stated that he would "determine whether there is a violation of the law" regarding Baedal Minjok's practice of favoring its delivery subsidiaries.

Fair Trade Commission Chairman Han Ki-jung is reporting on business operations during the National Assembly's Political Affairs Committee hearing on the Fair Trade Commission, Korea Consumer Agency, and Korea Fair Trade Mediation Agency held on the 21st. Photo by Kim Hyun-min

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On the 21st, Chairman Han responded this way during the National Assembly's Political Affairs Committee audit, in response to a question from Yoon Han-hong, the chairman of the Political Affairs Committee and a member of the People Power Party. Yoon asked, "Looking at the Baedal Minjok homepage, the screen is designed so that users have no choice but to select delivery from its subsidiaries," and questioned, "Doesn't this mean that delivery workers not affiliated with Baedal Minjok cannot receive orders?" He further pointed out, "Didn't Kakao Mobility receive a fine of 27.1 billion won for giving orders to taxi drivers affiliated with KakaoT? Aren't both cases essentially the same in terms of favoring affiliated companies?"

Chairman Han replied, "There are some differences between the two cases," but added, "Regarding the favoritism you mentioned earlier, we will review the facts again and determine whether there is a violation of the law." Previously, the Fair Trade Commission imposed a fine of 27.1 billion won on Kakao Mobility last year for preferentially dispatching taxi drivers affiliated with KakaoT through its algorithm.

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