National Human Rights Commission of Korea Annual Report 2017
41
time jobs are taken up mostly by the vulnerable classes of the labor market and that the average
wage is low. Poor labor conditions are forced upon marginalized, vulnerable groups of the labor
market, and thus warrant an institutional reform.
I. Recommendation following inspection visits to foreigner shelters
The Commission conducted an inspection visit to foreigner shelters to monitor the human
rights conditions and prevent violations.
On 27 December, the Commission made a post-visit recommendation to the Minister of
Justice on ways to enhance the rights of those who are in the facilities for the long term. These
establishing specific ways to enhance Internet usage levels to guarantee the right to contact with
Part 2
include improving the detention-like shelter environment to be more human rights-friendly;
the outside world; offering sufficient time for workouts and more time outside the living room;
procedural control is in place and establishing a detailed plan to prevent abuse of the practice;
and capacity-building of shelter employees so that the facility can perform some immigration
control function.
J. Recommendation for institutional change to protect the rights of
immigrant children who are subject to child abuse
On 23 December, the Commission recommended the Minister of Justice to protect the
rights of immigrant children who are subject to child abuse by adding special provisions to the
Immigration Act. The new provisions would grant victims sojourn status and longer periods of
sojourn during a required period of protection determined by the Children Welfare Deliberation
Committee in accordance with Article 12 of the Child Welfare Act, when remedial procedures
are on-going or such measures are necessary for victims’ recovery.
It also recommended the Minister of Health and Welfare to reflect mandatory protective
actions for victims of child abuse in the Guide to Children Programs, to ensure that a child’s
admission to a shelter as per subparagraph 4, Paragraph 1, Article 15 of the Child Welfare Act
is not denied without a justifiable reason, to establish the legal basis for penalties and other
Commission's
Major Activities
regarding the separation of shelter users in the Hwaseong shelter, monitoring that effective and