National Human Rights Commission of the Republic of Korea
the inequality of health among seniors, and building a medical system,
which is friendly with seniors, for their care from the primary medical
service to the final medical care service, iii) alleviating the inequality of
health among seniors by promoting the accessibility of seniors to
medical services and nutrition service for seniors, iv) working out
measures to guarantee the right of labor of seniors by extending the age
limit, ensuring the labor of senior at senior job workplaces, v)
expanding supply of public rental house with appropriate facilities for
seniors, and establishing housing improvement standards for seniors
living in bad housing to have better housing environment, and vi)
establishing
all-governmental
cooperation
and
information-sharing
system for the protection of low-income seniors who are liable to commit
suicide.
In response to the Commission's recommendations, the government
authorities replied that they would accept most of what the Commission
recommended. They also replied that they would expand their services,
which were recommended by the Commission, depending upon the
availability of budget in the future.
D. Recommendation on the Promotion of Treatment for Non-Regular
School Jobs
On June 1, 2012, the National Alliance of School Accounting Workers
filed a complaint with the NHRCK. They said in the complaint that
wage
disparity
against
non-regular
nutritionists
working
with
elementary and secondary schools across the country. On November 9,
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