National Human Rights Commission of the Republic of Korea
that
the
users
of
e-government
services
had
continuously
had
inconvenience. The Commission, at the same time, found that most of
such inconvenience could be resolved by following the web standards
and web compatibility as they stipulate selective use of the Active-X
and equal services on more than three web browsers. In conclusion, the
Commission found that government web services violated the universal
service clause of the web compatibility guidelines, and infringed on the
right of access to information and the right of using government services
for citizens. On December 5, 2013, the Commission, hence, informed the
Ministry of Employment and Labor of its opinion of human rights
violations, and also informed the Ministry of Security and Public
Administration of its opinion of the need for additional supervision.
2) Investigation of Human Rights Conditions and Key Findings
□ Investigation of violations of the right of labor by ICT devices
In 2007, the NHRCK recommended the institutional and legislative
improvement for the protection of the human rights of workers at
workplace. Nonetheless, counseling cases in this area have been on the
rise. The cumulative total of the counseling cases reached 663: the
number at the end of 2012 was 169, which was three times more than
57 in 2008.
The development of ICTs has caused more violations of the right of
labor: for example, violations of privacy including surveillance of
working; extra working after work hours or in the weekend. In
response, the NHRCK chose 700 workers to conduct surveys and case
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