Independent Opinion of CEDAW Immigrant Women 27. Under the current Immigration Act, unnaturalized immigrants who divorce by agreement face a deadline to leave the country if they do not have children or have not obtained custody of minor children from the marriage. Although the MOI issued a letter in September 2018 ordering local service centers to provide assistance on a caseby-case basis, 42 when divorced immigrant women need to look after adult children with disabilities who are unable to take care of themselves, they are not protected by the current regulations.
Recommendation 19 The government should amend the immigration laws and regulations as soon as possible to protect immigrant women’s right to family unity.
Women with Disabilities 28. Women with disabilities have a low labor force participation rate, high unemployment rate, and low wages due to their dual disadvantaged status of gender and disability. There has been no significant principle. The MOI is requested to expeditiously amend Article 33 of the Local Government Act as proposed in the original plan and increase the guaranteed quota for women to achieve a onethird gender ratio.”

42 The MOI’s letter No. 1070943720, September 6, 2018, provides that National Immigration Agency Specialized Operation Brigades may provide assistance on a case-by-case basis to new immigrants in distress who have acquired the rights and responsibilities for their minor biological children after divorce and who in fact raise or visit their children.
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