Insurance Service for the elderly, produce a documentary video, report on its activities,
and hold workshops, paving the way for the elderly to play a central role in projects to
promote the rights of the elderly. In addition, the Commission further reinforced human
rights education for the elderly by providing courses to train instructors and to improve
human rights sensitivity in social welfare, especially in welfare for the elderly.
Improving the Rights of Economically Vulnerable Groups
With the growing disparities between the rich and the poor, there is an urgent need for
the protection of the rights of economically vulnerable groups, which is growing serious
from the standpoint of the economic, social and cultrual rights. In response, the
Commission decided "improving the rights of economically vulnerable groups" as one of
its strategic goals. It laid out concrete performance objectives of building infrastructure
for those rights to meet international standards, ensuring the rights of the impoverished,
and improving the rights of workers.
In order to formulate policies on business and human rights, the Commission
developed its workshops to six forums, attended by business corporations, civil society
groups and experts, providing a channel for constructive dialogue.
In an effort to promote the rights of people in poverty, the Commission also held
meetings and forums on the right to health. The Commission identified that provision of
assessment standards on activity capability in "Regulation on Work Capability
Assessment Standards, etc." could violate human rights due to its subjective and arbitrary
standard and humiliate the assessed people. It recommended to the Minister for Health
and Welfare to amend the clause, thereby raising awareness of the right to health. Also,
the Commission held a meeting and discussion sessions on the problems and alternatives
of urban redevelopment projects in Korean society, discussing ways for institutional
improvement of redevelopment projects.
The Commission analyzed "the Supplementary Results of Economically Active
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