National Human Rights Commission of the Republic of Korea
the Korean firms. Third, Korean firms do not make enough efforts in
creating safe work environment
or
installing pollution treatment
facilities. Fourth, the corrupt judicial system may be a cause. Fifth, the
parties concerned do not have access to judicial or non-judicial remedy
procedures of Korea.
It is expected that the improvement measures proposed by the
investigation team will be used for reference in developing policy
recommendations or opinions on the statutes on business and human
rights.
3) Discussion meetings
The NHRCK hosted three meetings of the Forum on Business and
Human Rights to enhance the awareness of corporate respect of human
rights among business enterprises and citizens.
The Commission co-organized the first meeting, on May 23, 2013,
with the Korean branch of the United Nations Global Compact, the
Sustainable Management Center of the Korean Chamber of Commerce
and Industry. The meeting was attended by more than 200 people
comprising those who are in charge of corporate social responsibility and
safe management of public and private enterprises, citizens, and
university students. The meeting mainly discussed the measures to
prevent safety accidents with regard to handling dangerous articles at a
dimension of the protection of human rights.
The second meeting was co-hosted by the Commission and the Korean
Public Law Association on July 30, 2013. The meeting dealt with two
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