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Commission's Major Activities
K. Implementation of international treaties in Korea
● Discussions to assess and implement the fourth concluding observations of the United Nations
Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
On 20 November, the Commission discussed ways to implement the fourth concluding
observations of the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights with
lawmakers Hong Young-pyo, Roh Hoe-chan, and Kwon Mi-hyuk, and NGO representatives at
the National Assembly.
The meeting featured presentations on assessment of the fourth concluding observations
of the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, enactment of a
comprehensive Act on the Prohibition of Discrimination and ways to promote the right to social
security, and guarantee of labor rights and the compliance obligation of businesses, followed
by discussions among experts and officials from the Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Health and
Welfare, and Ministry of Employment and Labor.
The Commission called the relevant ministries to actively implement the recommendations
of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights by, and committed itself to a followup of the government’s progress to ensure that the concluding observations are faithfully
implemented.