Article 5 Measures to Safeguard Various Rights verifying labor contracts in migrant workers’ home countries. 63 However, inconsistencies in the contents of labor contracts verified by the home country, the wage affidavit, and the labor contract renegotiated by the employer lead to unclear protections for migrant workers. This issue cannot be addressed solely by relying on contract verification mechanisms in the workers’ home countries. The government should employ strategies to simplify the administrative process for hiring migrant workers, thereby reducing the involvement of brokers. E. Right to freedom of movement and residency within the country 52. Article 33 of the Regulations on the Permission and Administration of the Employment of Foreign Workers stipulates that the employer is responsible for arranging accommodations for the migrant workers they hire, not the private employment agency. If the employer delegates life/care services to a private employment agency, the associated costs should be borne by the employer and cannot be passed onto the migrant worker. An employer cannot charge a migrant worker for accommodations if they choose to rent their own accommodations outside of what the employer has arranged. A violation would be a breach of Article 57, Subparagraph 9 of the Employment Service Act .64 However, civil society organizations have observed that some employment agencies insist on having migrant workers live in agency- provided dormitories. In cases where migrant workers choose to rent their own accommodations, they are still required to pay for both the dormitory and their outside accommodations. Those who refuse this arrangement run the risk of being sent back home.65 Some migrant workers interviewed for 63 64 65 According to the MOL’s written reply dated January 13, 2023. According to the MOL’s written reply dated January 13, 2023. Summary of NHRC discussion with civil society organizations held on November 3, 2022. 39