Ⅰ-3-2. Migrant workers should not be subject to discrimination in bonus, wage, allowance, recess hours, or other working conditions. They should be guaranteed a minimum wage. Their actual wage should not be reduced due to the deduction of excessive lodging and meal charges. 4. Stronger flexibility in job selection A. Current status and problems • The government amended the Act on the Employment, etc., of Foreign Workers in December 2011 to solve the problem concerning restrictions put on migrant workers changing their workplaces. Under the amendment, a situation wherein a migrant worker changes his/her workplace for reasons other than those attributable to him/her is not counted in the number of changes in workplaces. Note, however, that workers who have difficulty continuing to work at their previous workplaces due to an industrial disaster or the like are still subject to the limit in the number of changes in workplaces. At present, the eligibility for simplification of the re-entry procedure applies only to the migrant workers who did not change their workplaces. This should also be improved. B. Domestic/International norms and realistic cases in major countries Contents Domestic norms - Concerning the protection of aliens under domestic laws, the following laws apply: Article 6 (Effectuation of Treaties and International Laws and Guarantee of Aliens’ Status), Article 15 (Freedom of Selection of Occupation), and Paragraph 3, Article 32 (Working Conditions Criteria) Part 1. Stronger protection of migrant workers’ human rights 13