visa exemption 13 . These people are unlikely to report when they are
trafficked for labor and sexual exploitation (prostitution, forced fishery
activity, etc.) because of their status as undocumented14. Even though their
reports lead to investigation, it is also difficult to be recognized for sexual or
labor exploitation by trafficking in persons under the “Criminal Act”. The
problem is related to tendency among employers, workers and responsible
public officials not recognizing the issue as trafficking in persons, since the
concept of trafficking in “Protocol to Prevent Trafficking” is different from
that of the “Criminal Act”. Therefore, an education on the scope of human
trafficking may be necessary to raise awareness.
58.
Moreover, there is a concern that language becomes another barrier
that prevent migrant workers from expressing their intentions effectively and
protecting their rights, and appropriate action is needed accordingly.
Questions
59.
Please present specific measures and plans to prevent human rights
violation that may occur in the process of crackdown on undocumented
immigrants. And define your position especially on mandatory video
recording of the crackdown process and preparing measures to supervise the
process in accordance with criminal justice procedures.
60.
Please present the statistics of sexual and labor exploitation that
occurred after the establishment of article 289 of the “Criminal Act” in 2013.
13 Visa exemption (B-1) is short-term status of stay in the “Enforcement Decree of the Immigration
Act”, which is granted to a person who is a citizen of a country that has signed a visa exemption
agreement with the Republic of Korea, and intends to act in accordance with the agreement.
14 The NHRCK, Study for reconstruction of migrant human rights guidelines, 2017
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