47. Please explain the efforts of the government regarding remedies for migrant women who have suffered from sexual violence, measures to provide safe accommodations and maternity care in cases of pregnancy and childbirth, as well as measures to protect migrant women from trafficking and sexual exploitation. Issue 12: Decriminalization of Women in Prostitution and the State Responsibility Current Status 48. Pursuant to the amendment made to the Act on the Protection of Children and Youth Against Sex Offenses, girls under the age of 19 involved in prostitution are no longer subject to punishment from November 20, 2020. However, women aged 19 or above involved in prostitution are still criminally punishable under the Act on the Punishment of Arrangement of Commercial Sex Acts, etc. 49. In 2014, 122 women who had worked as sex providers at U.S. military camp towns across the country filed a lawsuit for state compensation against the Korean government. On November 29, 2022, the Supreme Court made a ruling acknowledging that the Korean government was responsible for justifying and promoting prostitution against the plaintiffs in the process of operating and managing U.S. military camp towns, and for the illegal management of sexually-transmitted diseases. Questions 50. As repeatedly recommended by CEDAW, victims of sex trafficking should be decriminalized, while the customers should be penalized to curve the demand. What is the position of the government? 51. Please provide concrete plans to investigate the truth of the prostitution system around the U.S. military base and find out the current situation of the former sex providers to the U.S. military, and to compensate them for their damages and provide support for their livelihood. 11