And express your position on the criticism that the “Criminal Act” defines the definition of trafficking in persons narrowly. 61. Please provide the plans to prevent human trafficking such as forced labor by reflecting strict punishment standards for human trafficking under the international covenants on human rights to domestic laws and suggest ways to protect victims of human trafficking. 62. Please specify plans to effectively protect rights of migrant workers including strengthened support for interpretation and legal service. Issue 6: Strengthening Safeguards for Seclusion and Restraint in the Mental Medical Institutions Status 63. The Committee recommended to “ensure effective supervision and independent monitoring of judicial organs on involuntary psychiatric hospitalization, amend the Mental Health Act, and ensure effective legal safeguards” in the concluding observation on the third to fifth periodic reports of Korea in 2017. Also, the U.N. Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities was concerned that “persons with psychosocial disabilities including mental patients are subjected to acts considered cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment including solitary confinement, constant beating, restraint and excessive drug treatment” in the concluding observations on the initial report of Korea in 2014. 24

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