wages in the construction industry. It is also highly probable that it will lead to the recurrence of illegal multilayered subcontracting problem and the rampant overdue wages problems affecting unregistered builders in the intermediate tiers. As it was deemed too difficult to control illegal multilayered subcontracting practices exceeding the minimum numbers of subcontracting, as long as subcontracting by unregistered builders was permitted, the Commission expressed its opinion that such an amendment was detrimental because the bill would not only fail to meet the purpose of protecting working conditions of daily construction workers and their basic labor rights, but also significantly undermine the sound development of construction industry. 4) Reply to Inquiry on a Measure to Include Exemption of Military Service in the Certificates of Military Service Concerning measures to record and issue past violation record of the Military Service Act on the certificate of military service to prevent crimes of avoiding military service, the Military Manpower Administration submitted an inquiry to the Commission on whether such measure would violate human rights. On March 25, 2010, the Commission responded to the inquiry by stating that the issue of avoidance of military service should be addressed through multi-faceted fundamental approaches, including military service-related administration, military service environment, and compensation for carrying out military service and that adopting such measures is deemed undesirable as recording and issuing past criminal records of violating Military Service Act on the certificate of military service may infringe upon privacy rights. 5) Opinion on the Partial Amendment to the Passport Act On April 8, 2010, the Commission delivered to the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade its opinion on a partial amendment to the Article 6(2)5 of Enforcement Decree of Passport Act, which restricted the passport validity period to less than five years for those 34 Part II. Major Activities of the Commission