Some 20 job favor cases at public firms were referred to state prosecutors, the country's finance ministry said Friday, adding that it will finalize its investigation of all recruitment cases at state firms by the end of the month.
The ministry said it has also taken punitive and administration actions against 143 cases.
In October, the government launched a probe of all state-funded firms to find out if any job favors were given to children of influential people in politics and business circles amid rising public anger over reports of illicit employment.