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230,700 KRW. Although they did not seem so satisfied with the salary, they appeared generally
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3.01 days a week, less than four hours per day on average, with an average monthly income at
satisfied with the working environment, interest level, and hours and days of labor. However,
infringement on human rights, including verbal abuse, discrimination over age and academic
background, and negligence.
Personnel in project agencies finished their education on senior human rights and safety. Their
satisfaction level on the facilities of project agencies was above average. They considered the
age, selection sheet standards, distance between residence and workplace, and experience of
applicants, to select the participants.
Most project agencies conducted a satisfaction survey on the participants, through which
respondents expressed that the workplace environment is generally safe and the project helped
them with additional income, social participation, their health, and recovering their self-esteem.
The Commission held an open briefing on the progress of the project in Seoul, Busan,
Gwangju, Daegu, and Daejeon with the 7th Senior Human Rights Supporters.
C. Monitoring Group on the Human Rights Guidelines on Migration focusing on
multicultural families
The Human Rights Guidelines on Migration recommended by the Commission in February,
2012, include a part on strengthening human rights protection for immigrant children. In
addition, through the survey on the human rights situation of immigrant children following the
changes in the form of family in 2013, the Commission confirmed the terrible human rights
situation of immigrant or immigrated children following the changes in the form of their family
due to international marriage or divorce.
In response, the Commission decided to get to the bottom of issues surrounding immigrant/
immigrated children and come up with solutions. To this end, it launched the Monitoring Group
on the Human Rights Guidelines on Migration in 2015 and began to collect the cases.
As a result of the monitoring activity, it turned out that immigrant children were suffering
from the following: difficulties in school education; conflict with peers; physical, mental, and
verbal violence; economic difficulties; communication; adjusting to cultural differences; conflict
with family members; health problems; as well as issues in future prospects and education.
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although it was only a few, some participants of the project experienced discrimination and