National Human Rights Commission of Korea Annual Report 2020
Regarding the deaths of package delivery service workers, the Commission issued a statement
in which it urged a solution and a legal protection mechanism to the problem of extended work
hours. It also organized roundtable meetings to discuss ways to promote the labor rights of
package delivery service workers.
Meanwhile, the Commission conducted a factual survey of the conditions facing workers who
go on home visits, a factual survey of the conditions facing working teenagers, and a factual
survey of the conditions facing children and teenagers working in the pop-culture industry, in
order to better understand the human rights violations they face and how their rights and working
conditions can be improved.
Reinforcing access to healthcare services for the socially vulnerable
The Commission made recommendations on ways to vitalize short-term care services, including
exapnding short-term care services to older persons and promoting public senior care system, and
to improve the short-term care benefits of long-term senior care insurance.
Considering disadvantages facing migrants due to language limitations, restricted access to
institutions and information, and legal and institutional discriminations, the Commission carried
out a factual survey to understand the healthcare conditions facing migrants and discuss ways to
refine the health security system.
Reinforcing the right to adequate housing for the housing poor
With a view to safeguarding the rights of residents who are forced out of their homes due to redevelopment or re-building projects, the Commission expressed opinion that the government’s
proposed amendment to the Administrative Vicarious Execution Act be promptly deliberated,
and recommended revision of the relevant provisions in the Civil Execution Act. Regarding the
proposed partial amendment to the Special Act on Public Housing, it expressed opinion that,
though the need to ensure safety of all those residing in public rental housing is recognized, the
forceful eviction of residents and their families, who are socially vulnerable people, should be a
prudent decision taken as a last resort.
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