49.
Please present the status of public officials and interpreters in the
immigrant office who are responsible for refugee screening, and the plan for
enhancing their capabilities.
50.
Please provide specific guidelines for refugee screening officers and
public officials in charge of refugee screening during the screening process.
51.
Please explain specific action plans to increase the independence and
fairness of the deliberative body of administrative appeal against refugee
screening results.
52.
Please define your position on amendment of laws regarding
maximum duration for immigration detention and the immigration detention
of minors in immigration detention facilities.
Issue 5: Enhancement of Crackdown on Migrant Workers and
Amendment of Criminal Act regarding Prohibition of Human
Trafficking
Status
53.
The Committee recommended to “provide legal protection to migrant
workers against exploitation, consider amending labor legislation with a
view to allowing migrant workers to change employment within a reasonable
amount of time, ensure that migrant workers have access to a helpline in a
language they understand and to interpreters and have access to remedial
measures ” in the concluding observation on the third to fifth periodic reports
of Korea in 2017.
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