94. Additionally, the Government should give accurate data on the status of the
protection facilities for migrant workers throughout the country. In particular, it should
provide detailed information on the status of the protection facilities with no playground,
on allocation of physicians within a protection facility and on the space occupied per
person within a room.
3.
Low Rate of Refugee Recognition and Lack of Protections for Refugees
(160-161)
95. On the 12th of June 2006, NHRCK made following recommendations on policy
improvements for protection of refugees' human rights which calls on the Government:
firstly, to make the refugee recognition process more accessible to applicants for the
refugee status; secondly, to increase the number of public officials responsible for
refugee affairs to ensure that the ever-growing work involved refugee recognition is
performed in a smooth and specialized manner; thirdly to establish a legal foundation
for refugee recognition agencies, guaranteeing operational independence for both the
first-review and the second-review agencies; and fourthly and finally to secure the rights
of refugee applicants to make a statement in the appeal process and inspect the
information related to the dismissal of his/her application, giving details on the reason
of such dismissal. The Government is advised to accept these recommendations.
96. As is specified in the recommendation above, the Government should take actions to
ensure that recognized refugees are eligible for the benefits under the National Basic
Livelihood Security Act are covered by the National Pension Plan and are eligible for a
lump-sum refund under the Plan; are eligible for medical benefits under the Medical
Act; and are also eligible for welfare benefits under the Emergency Welfare Assistance
Act.
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