mental health. The UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR), in its
General Comment No. 22 (2016, ‘The Right to Sexual and Reproductive Health’), stated
that ‘the right to the highest attainable standard of health’ includes adequate sanitation, safe
and healthy working conditions and the environment in the workplace.
Regarding the installation of convenience facilities at construction sites, Article 32 of the
‘Safety and Health in Construction Convention’ of the ILO stipulates that at all construction
sites, depending on the number of workers and the duration of the work, sanitary and
washing facilities, clothing storage facilities and medical drying facilities, and facilities for
eating and resting during periods when work is suspended due to climatic conditions are
provided, and repair and maintenance facilities should be provided. It further states that
sanitary and washing facilities must be provided separately for male and female workers.
Major countries, such as Japan, have also established regulations on installing toilets based
on the number of workers.
The problems of using bathrooms and other convenience facilities by construction
workers, train drivers, department store salespeople, call center workers, and other mobile
workers are not new. However, this situation gained social attention in 2022 because the
working conditions of these workers failed to keep up with the changing times, where the
expectations for human rights and treatment in Korean society are high.
Restrictions on toilet use can cause urinary diseases such as cystitis and pyelonephritis in
workers. In addition, having difficulty using toilet while working is related to the issue of
dignity as a human being and a working person. Therefore, rather than simply approaching
as a problem of inconvenience or cost that must be endured, it is necessary to impose
obligations on employers to encourage creating workplace and culture that takes into
consideration the simple conveniences of the workers.
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