Part 6. Stronger protection of undocumented immigrants’ human rights The International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (1990) (“Migrant Workers Convention”) contains clauses designed to protect the rights of undocumented migrant workers and their families. The country has not ratified said convention, and it has been pointed out that the country does not cope with undocumented migrants’ human rights positively. Thus, undocumented migrants are not protected under the country’s laws and systems, remaining vulnerable to labor exploitation and human trafficking. Another problem is that there are undocumented migrants in the country due to the migrant policy and needs in the labor market, and the government turns a blind eye to such problem. Social integration encompassing migrants will remain a remote possibility under the current situation where a large number of migrants become undocumented due to structural causes and whose basic human rights are not guaranteed. Human Rights Guidelines on Migration cite the need to protect undocumented migrants from human rights infringement and allow them to use public services and receive social security benefits. 1. Guaranteeing undocumented migrants’ social rights A. Current status and problems • Undocumented migrant workers are forced to engage in either “forced labor” Part 6. Stronger protection of undocumented immigrants’ human rights 69

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