National Human Rights Commission of the Republic of Korea no guarantee of receiving a minimum wage. The additional survey on the status of the economically active population by job type in March 2013, announced by the National Statistical Office, also confirmed that the percentage of women in non-regular jobs was high and non-regular female workers severely suffered due to low-wages. In addition, many workers do not receive pay slips which is a basic document to confirm the official employment status along with the employment contract and a fundamental source to assess overdue wages as it stipulates itemized pay receipts. Absence of a pay slip is often a precursor to low wages. In this regard, on November 27, 2014, the Commission recommended the Minister of Employment and Labor to impose stricter punishment to employers who fail to comply with the minimum wage system, take measures to prevent the abuse of Article 5 (2) of the Minimum Wage Act which allows the exception of minimum wage for a person employed on probation, and make the provision of pay slips mandatory. M. Recommendation on the Institutional Improvement of Integrated Holding Cells following On-Site Investigation With the introduction of an integrated holding cell system managing and operating 3 to 4 local holding cells in one unit in 2010, the Commission made on-site investigations to three integrated holding cells in different regions and recommended improvements to facilities such as providing accessible toilets in a cell in accordance with the design criteria standard for holding cells in 2012. In response, the National Police Agency secured KRW 2 billion in additional budget to improve holding cell facilities in 2013. It completed the improvement project for 7 police stations in 2013 and 4 more projects got underway in 2014. However, given that there are 78 integrated holding cells and 33 conventional holding cells in the Chapter 1. Improvement of Laws, Regulations, Institutions, Policies and Practices ▪▪▪ 41