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3) Strengthening
Human Rights Protection in the Intelligent Information Society
With the development of innovative information processing technologies such as AI and
Big Data, we have entered into an intelligence information society, and new issues related to
information rights have emerged. In response, the Commission carried out monitoring and
policy reviews of new human rights issues such as human rights violations and discrimination
caused by new technologies.
In order to protect information rights that are easily infringed upon by the development of
new technologies and prevent human rights infringements that arise from social change, the
Commission recommended human rights guidelines for the development and utilization of AI,
made recommendations and issued opinions on protecting human rights in the introduction and
under the Information and Communications Network Act, expressed opinion on the National
Cyber Security Bill, and conducted research on assessments to evaluate the impact of AI on
human rights.
4) Enhancing the Rights of Older Persons in a Super Aged Society
As Korea enters an era of super-aged society, the Commission held policy discussions to
address the growing issue of poverty among the elderly, conducted surveys on the human rights
situation of the elderly due to the digital divide, and worked to raise public awareness and set
agendas on the human rights of older persons through events such as the Elderly Human Rights
Forum. The Commission also made efforts to protect and enhance the human rights of the
elderly by recommending strengthening the public nature of elderly care and improving working
conditions for elderly caregivers, improving systems to protect the elderly from traffic accidents,
and recommending improvements in the protection of elderly abuse victims and prevention of
elderly abuse.
5) Resolving
Unaddressed Issues in Labor Rights and Strengthening Human Rights
in Business Management
In Korea, despite the country’s economic level, polarization is deepening, and there is a high
proportion of low-wage workers as well as a high rate of occupational deaths. Labor rights are
not properly guaranteed, with long working hours being common. In response, the Commission
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use of facial recognition technology, and recommended improvements to temporary measures