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It organized various online and offline activities, including a radio campaign introducing
examples of decisions made, a photo exhibition during the Human Rights Week to highlight
the rights of the disabled, an Internet portal service campaign, as well as building a system to
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routinely publish the easy-to-read Human Rights Magazine.
Communication and cooperation activities were strengthened, including visits to and policy
Culture Festival, and support for relevant organizations through joint cooperative programs. In
an effort to expand human rights culture nationwide, the Commission also networked with local
governments and increased messaging activities and use of human rights contents by meeting
regularly with its human rights offices.
4) Mobilizing public support and strengthening cooperation
Mitigating labor gaps and alienation
The Commission recommended institutional changes to protect the basic labor rights of
workers in special employment types and presented opinion on the proposed Act on the
Employment Improvement of Domestic Workers to guarantee the rights of domestic workers.
It also issued a Chairperson’s statement urging resolution of the job instability faced by
English conversation instructors, held a meeting to assess the ten years of the Fixed-term
Worker Act and find improvements, and conducted a survey of conditions facing indefinite-term
contract employees in the public sector.
Encouraging and promoting human rights perspectives in businesses
The Commission worked to change the perception of human rights management and institute
human rights management in public organizations. It urged public institutions to establish a
NAP on Business and Human Rights, organized the 2017 Human Rights Management Forum,
and participated in the CEO session of the Korea Public Innovation Committee.
Promoting human rights in an advanced information society
The Commission identified newly emerging human rights issues in the information society
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