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and learn lessons from the various experiences of other countries.
The meeting was attended by 90 or so experts from Korea and abroad, including the United
States, France, Taiwan, Japan, and Hong Kong, for presentations and discussions on the
necessary legal capacity, decision-making support programs, and mental health statutes of
various countries to facilitate local community integration of persons with mental disabilities.
E. Rectifying sexual discrimination and assault, and promoting women’s
rights
● Publication of a Caregivers’ Guide to Prevent Sexual Harassment
In January, the Commission published the Caregivers’ Guide to Prevent Sexual Harassment,
designed for convalescent caregivers and nurses.
Several incidents of sexual harassment and verbal abuse against caregivers by service users
or their families were reported. In a survey conducted by the Gyeonggi-do Family & Women
Research Institute in 2015, 13.3% of respondents said they have experienced sexual harassment
or sexual assault.
Unlike sexual harassment in schools or the workplace, caregivers are sexually harassed by
their customers, a fact that makes resistance difficult. Their suffering is all the more acute as
there is no legal or institutional mechanism to address this issue.
The guide contains information on specific cases of sexual harassment incidents, information
that caregivers must know, procedures for dealing with sexual harassments, role of agencies to
which caregivers belong and that of the National Health Insurance Service (the institution with
oversight), and legal information. Details are particularly given to precautionary measures and
the roles of relevant institutions.
F. Guaranteeing the rights of immigrants and overseas Korean expatriates
● Monitoring of the Guidelines on the Rights of Migrants
The guidelines on the rights of migrants, which the Commission recommended in February