Whistleblowers to get financial rewards for exposing cartels, says MyCC

The Malaysia Competition Commission (MyCC) is enhancing protections and introducing rewards for whistleblowers who expose cartel activities and bid-rigging, following amendments to the Competition Act 2010 and the Competition Commission Act 2010.

These amendments aim to address the challenges complainants face, such as job loss risks, and encourage the reporting of anti-competitive practices.

MyCC will also expand its market study capabilities to include sectors like the digital economy and e-commerce, while fostering international cooperation to safeguard the domestic market from global anti-competitive practices.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 29 — The Malaysia Competition Commission (MyCC) will strengthen protection and provide rewards to whistleblowers who provide information on cartel activities or bid-rigging practices, following amendments to the Competition Act 2010 (Act 712) and the Competition Commission Act 2010 (Act 713).

MyCC chief executive officer Datuk Iskandar Ismail said stronger protection was crucial as cartel activities typically occurred secretly and behind the scenes, requiring the cooperation of whistleblowers connected to companies or consumers.

“Previously, protection did exist, but it was insufficient. Now we are further enhancing the protection in addition to providing rewards.

“There were complainants who came forward to provide information previously, but when no reward was given, they left,” he said during the Ruang Bicara programme titled ‘Empowerment of the Business Ecosystem and Consumer Rights through Amendments to Acts 712 and 713’ on Bernama TV yesterday.

He said complainants also faced the risk of losing their jobs if they disclosed confidential company information, which was one of the factors making them reluctant to come forward.

“The complainant said that they were risking themselves to come to MyCC, yet no compensation would be given to them should they lose their job for leaking company secrets,” he said.

According to him, once the amendments are gazetted this year, MyCC will be able to provide more comprehensive protection to individuals who come forward with information.

He said the move would also make it easier for the public, particularly consumers, to lodge complaints regarding anti-competitive practices.

“Now that there is protection, when we enforce these (amendments) this year, it will be easy for everyone, especially consumers, to make complaints.

“At the same time, we will continue to conduct advocacy programmes for consumers every month,” he said.

In this regard, MyCC is inviting individuals or companies with information on cartels to lodge complaints through various channels, including WhatsApp.

Iskandar said the amendments also expanded MyCC’s role in conducting market studies that have a significant impact on the people, including in the digital economy and e-commerce sectors.

According to him, Section 11 of Act 712 grants MyCC the power to conduct market studies on sectors affecting consumers.

He said cooperation with competition agencies in other countries also enabled MyCC to obtain information to ensure the domestic market did not fall victim to anti-competitive practices by international companies. — Bernama

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马来西亚竞争委员会 (MyCC) 正在加强对举报卡特尔活动和串通投标行为的举报人的保护，并引入奖励措施，这是对 2010 年竞争法和 2010 年竞争委员会法进行修订后的结果。

这些修正案旨在解决投诉者面临的挑战，例如失业风险，并鼓励举报反竞争行为。

MyCC还将扩大其市场研究能力，涵盖数字经济和电子商务等领域，同时加强国际合作，以保护国内市场免受全球反竞争行为的影响。

吉隆坡，9 月 29 日讯——马来西亚竞争委员会 (MyCC) 将加强对举报卡特尔活动或串通投标行为的举报人的保护，并给予奖励。此举是根据 2010 年竞争法（第 712 号法令）和 2010 年竞争委员会法（第 713 号法令）的修订而采取的措施。

马来西亚消费者委员会首席执行官拿督伊斯坎达尔·伊斯梅尔表示，加强保护至关重要，因为卡特尔活动通常是秘密进行的，需要在幕后进行，这需要与公司或消费者有关的举报人的合作。

“以前虽然也有保护措施，但还不够。现在，除了提供奖励之外，我们还将进一步加强保护。”

“之前有一些投诉者主动提供信息，但由于没有得到奖励，他们就离开了，”他在昨天马来西亚国家通讯社（Bernama TV）播出的名为“通过修订第 712 号和第 713 号法令增强商业生态系统和消费者权益”的 Ruang Bicara 节目中说道。

他表示，如果投诉者泄露公司机密信息，他们还面临失去工作的风险，这也是他们不愿挺身而出的原因之一。

他说：“投诉人表示，他们冒着风险来到MyCC，但如果因为泄露公司机密而丢掉工作，也不会得到任何补偿。”

他表示，一旦这些修正案在今年正式公布，马来西亚刑事司法委员会（MyCC）将能够为提供信息的个人提供更全面的保护。

他表示，此举还将使公众，特别是消费者，更容易就反竞争行为提出投诉。

“现在有了保护措施，当我们今年执行这些（修正案）时，每个人，特别是消费者，都会更容易提出投诉。

“与此同时，我们将继续每月开展消费者权益倡导活动，”他说道。

在这方面，MyCC邀请掌握卡特尔信息的个人或公司通过各种渠道（包括WhatsApp）提出投诉。

伊斯坎达尔表示，这些修正案还扩大了马来西亚竞争委员会在开展对民众产生重大影响的市场研究方面的作用，包括在数字经济和电子商务领域。

据他所说，第 712 号法令第 11 条赋予 MyCC 对影响消费者的行业进行市场调查的权力。

他表示，与其他国家竞争机构的合作也使马来西亚竞争委员会能够获取信息，以确保国内市场不会成为国际公司反竞争行为的受害者。——马新社

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