National Human Rights Commission of Korea Annual Report 2022 Currently, caregivers find themselves in an ambiguous situation that straddles both the medical and welfare domains, and there are no regulations governing their roles, qualifications, and management. Caregiving labor is being provided without a systematic approach to vocational education and training, which could ultimately lead to violations of patients’ right to health. Therefore, the Commission concluded that a clear definition of the roles, qualification criteria, and scope of duties of caregiving personnel is needed in order to improve their qualifications and quality of services. F. ‌Recommendations for Enhancing Human Rights Education in the National Assembly The Commission recommended the following on November 24 to enhance human rights capacity through the institutionalization of human rights education in the National Assembly. It advised the Speaker of the National Assembly to clearly indicate that members of the National Assembly and their staff are not exempt from legal mandatory education, and to establish mandatory human rights education requirements that take into account the legislative duty of legislators, such as the Code of Ethics for Members of the National Assembly or Practical Guidelines for Ethical Conduct of Members of the National Assembly. It also recommended the Secretary-General of the National Assembly to establish a structured human rights education curriculum within the annual education programs conducted by the National Assembly Training Institute, specifically targeting a legislator participation course and a staff education course to support human rights-friendly legislative activities, and to devise effective implementation measures to improve the rate of completion of mandatory education by members of the National Assembly and their staff. Furthermore, it advised each party representative to formalize the human rights education requirements in party regulations and ethical guidelines for elected and party officials. As the legislative body representing the people, the National Assembly has exclusive authority to propose and amend various laws to protect basic rights and enhance human rights. In order to actively respond to the changing forms of human rights violations and discrimination, it is necessary to strengthen the human rights sensitivity of the members within the legislative institution. The Inter-Parliamentary Union and the United Nations have recognized the importance of human rights education within parliaments and have established principles in this 82

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