The government is expanding its crackdown on illegal subcontracting from public construction sites to private ones. Currently, inspections are underway at 275 public sites suspected of illegal subcontracting, with an additional 75 private construction sites in the Gyeongsang region set for inspection starting October 19 through November 13.
On October 18, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced that it would conduct inspections for illegal subcontracting and unpaid construction equipment rental fees at private construction sites in the Gyeongsang region, in collaboration with the Construction Equipment Association.
This inspection is part of the Ministry's ongoing initiative, which began on October 12 and will run until the end of the year, focusing on illegal subcontracting and self-reporting. Previously, the Ministry selected 275 public sites suspected of illegal subcontracting for inspection in cooperation with ten major public institutions. For this round, 15 personnel from the Ministry's headquarters and five regional land management offices will be deployed to the Gyeongsang region to monitor these private sites.
The inspection will include sites where reports of illegal subcontracting have been received by regional land management offices, as well as sites with unpaid fees. The Ministry plans to verify the reported issues and the actual construction practices, distributing informational materials containing QR codes for reporting illegal subcontracting and a contact number for the Fair Construction Support Center to workers on-site.
Similar to public sites, a reward system for reporting and a reduction in penalties for self-reporting will be implemented. The goal is to ensure that reports lead to actual inspections and penalties while encouraging voluntary corrections.
In May, the Ministry conducted a focused inspection of construction sites in the metropolitan area, targeting 75 sites identified through AI analysis for suspected illegal subcontracting and unpaid fee reports. During that inspection, 29 cases of illegal subcontracting involving 26 companies were uncovered at 18 sites.
Kim I-tak, the First Vice Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, stated, "Having confirmed the effectiveness of the crackdown and payment resolution during the May inspections in the metropolitan area, we will now concentrate inspection personnel from five regional land management offices in the Gyeongsang region and closely examine illegal subcontracting and payment issues in private construction sites in collaboration with the Construction Equipment Association."
* This article has been translated by AI.
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