20 Introduction opinion on the Enforcement Decree and Enforcement Regulations of the Mental Health Welfare Act and monitoring of the hospitalization and discharge procedures, and opinion on the Act on the Protection and Support of Missing Children. Meanwhile, it responded to current human rights infringements cases in a timely manner, including taking quick actions to charge a farmer in Hoengseong, Gangwon-do Province for exploiting the labor and money of a mentally challenged person for ten years, and requesting legal relief. Promoting women’s rights The Commission recommended improvements to the human rights conditions of marginal part-time workers, approximately 70% of which are women. In response to a collective complaint that the childbirth guidelines of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety is no different from treating women as birth instruments, it expressed the opinion that the government consider gender equality in its policy to deal with low birth rates. To find ways to mitigate gender discrimination from a policy perspective, the Commission made a condition check, an empirical analysis and review of discrimination in every aspect of the public domain, to identify challenges to women’s social, economic, and political engagement, gender pay gap, and gender discrimination in the media sector. It also conducted an on-site survey to eliminate sexual harassment in elementary schools, junior high schools, and high schools. Meanwhile, the Commission promptly responded to incidents that sparked social outrage. By launching a special task force to investigate sexual harassments in the workplace, it made an ex officio investigation of public corporation X, and quickly addressed the sexual harassment incident in furniture company X, as well as the case involving nurses forced to perform a sexy dance at University Hospital X. Promoting the rights of immigrants The Commission promoted the rights of immigrants and addressed racial discrimination. It recommended institutional improvements so that immigrant construction workers work within the maximum working hours, are guaranteed rest periods and days off, and have better

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