The Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission reported on July 30 that complaints filed by young people aged 19 to 34 increased by approximately 5% over the past year, averaging 37,000 per month.
Analyzing over 410,000 complaints submitted to the National Complaint Center from July 2025 to June 2026, the commission found that the majority of complainants were male (70.1%), aged 30 to 34 (52.8%), and residing in the metropolitan area (58.2%).
Complaints related to military service were most prevalent among men, while women primarily raised issues regarding employment and parenting.
In terms of military service, many complaints focused on difficulties in obtaining military service certificates and issues related to reserve training. In the employment sector, there were numerous requests for improvements in vocational training, resolution of wage arrears, and protection of retirement benefits.
Complaints regarding pregnancy, childbirth, and parenting often reported workplaces failing to implement work-family balance policies, such as maternity leave, parental leave, and reduced working hours. There were also calls for improvements in support policies, such as expanding health insurance coverage for infertility treatments.
Additionally, there were demands for realistic housing supply and loan conditions, support for victims of rental fraud, and improvements in policy finance, including the mid-term termination and conversion criteria for youth leap accounts.
The commission stated that it provided the analysis results to relevant agencies, including the Ministry of National Defense, the Ministry of Employment and Labor, the Financial Services Commission, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, and the Ministry of Health and Welfare, to aid in the improvement of youth policies.
Jeong Il-yeon, chair of the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission, emphasized, "Youth complaints are not merely inconveniences; they represent significant voices reflecting the challenges and policy needs faced by young people in our society. We will strive to convey the diverse opinions of youth raised through the National Complaint Center to the relevant departments and work towards policy improvements that young people can truly feel."
* This article has been translated by AI.
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