General Comment No. 4 of the UN Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Committee ('The Right to Adequate Housing', 1991), housing is not just a place where you can take shelter from the rain or just sleep, but a space where you can live with dignity, and this right should be guaranteed to everyone regardless of income. The International Labor Organization (ILO), in ‘Recommendation No. 115 for Workers' Housing,’ stipulates that structural safety and an appropriate level of dignity, hygiene and convenience should be guaranteed in providing housing to workers. Workers living in employer-owned and controlled spaces have fewer opportunities for integration into the local community and tend to be more dependent on their employers, so it is generally undesirable for employers to provide direct housing to workers. Some evaluate that many legal and practical improvements have been made in the housing conditions of migrant workers in the agricultural sector, as compared to the past. However, migrant workers who have language limitations and lack of human networks, especially the migrant workers under the employment permit system who are restricted in their freedom to choose and change workplaces, are forced to use temporary buildings installed by their employers near the work sites, such as farmland, as accommodation. Moreover, various surveys confirm that even if the facility is at a level that threatens health and safety, there are still cases where a demand for improvement cannot be made to the employer or a demand, even if made, is ignored. The human rights of foreigners must be guaranteed at the minimum, and human rights violations must be resolved quickly. Moreover, considering diverse circumstances of the agricultural sector, the public support, such as the state and local governments, as well as business owners' organizations, is necessary to solve the poor housing conditions of migrant workers. In order to improve the poor living conditions of migrant workers so that they can lead a safe and dignified life, legal and practical measures need to be implemented, such as the establishment of public dormitories, prohibition of advanced deduction for accommodation expenses, and abolishment of wage-linked accommodation expenses calculation guidelines. 99

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