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of the right to organize, and ILO Convention No. 98 concerning the application of the principles
of the right to organize and to bargain collectively. Finally, because platform workers’ pay is
determined by the price they get paid per service but excessively high service fees are imposed by
the view that this should be properly regulated by setting an upper limit on applicable fees, among
others. The legal intent of regulating bullying in the workplace is to protect people’s personal
rights, and their physical and mental health. Given that bullying is occurring in various settings due
to an increase in service labor, the Commission expressed the opinion that narrowing the scope of
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platform operators who unilaterally determine commission rate criteria, the Commission expressed
the provision against bullying to only businesses using platforms will have limited effect and so
the scope should be expanded to “anyone.”
On November 25, the Commission expressed opinion to the Minister of Justice that the
provision in Paragraph 1, Article 14-2 of the proposed partial amendment to the Framework Act on
Treatment of Foreigners Residing in the ROK, which states that certain provisions of the Refugee
Act be applied, should be modified to “applicable provisions pertaining to ‘recognized refugees’ in
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K. Opinion expressed on the proposed partial amendment to the
Framework Act on Treatment of Foreigners Residing in the ROK
this and other laws be applied.”
of special Afghan contributors who evacuated to Korea in August 2021. The proposed partial
amendment to the Framework Act on Treatment of Foreigners Residing in the ROK seeks a legal
basis for the government to support Special Afghan contributors, and the Ministry of Justice had
asked for the Commission’s opinion on the proposed amendment.
While acknowledging that the proposal contains provisions to apply certain laws and regulations
on recognized refugee treatment, enable the state or local governments to provide initial settlement
funds and employment support, as well as additional support for earlier and more stable settlement
by special contributors, the Commission concluded that the provisions alone will likely result in
special contributors getting lesser treatment than what recognized refugees would enjoy and even
limit support for special contributors.
To ensure that the proposed amendment complies with the intent of the law and does not cause
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The government had revised and implemented applicable laws and regulations in support