45. Recommendation: Implement effective policies to eradicate hatred and discrimination against women and to tackle gender conflict. Rights of Migrants 46. The Constitutional Court ruled that Article 25(1) of the Act on the Employment of Foreign Workers19 restricting the grounds for migrant workers to change workplaces is not in violation of the Constitution in December 2021. It is concerned that this decision may exacerbate foreign workers’ dependency on employers and weaken their bargaining power.20 On the other hand, detainees in immigration detention centers during deportation process are occasionally at risk of human rights abuses such as ill treatment and solitary confinement.21 47. Recommendation: Reduce excessive restrictions for migrant workers to change workplaces, and take necessary measures to prevent human rights violation against detainees in immigration detention facilities. 48. Korea ratified the Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees in 1992 and enforced the Refugee Act since 2013. Among 68,761 asylum-seekers from 1994 to April 2020, only 1,052 received refugee status, indicating very low acceptance rate of 1.5%.22 Furthermore, there is no appeal process for those rejected refugee status. 49. Recommendation: Increase the fairness of refugee status determination to guarantee the rights of refugees set forth in the Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees and the Refugee Act, and establish the appeal and remedial procedures in an independent body for those rejected refugee status. Rights of Children 50. On 23 December 2021, the Constitutional Court ruled that Article 30(6) of the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Punishment of Sexual Crimes, which prescribes that a video recording of a statement made by a sexual crime victim under the age of 19 during an investigative interview process may be admitted as evidence, is unconstitutional, viewing that the current law violates the defendant’s right to a fair trial.24 It is concerned that victimization and further damage can be inflicted on the under-aged victim during testifying in court, and criminal reporting of sexual violence by juvenile victims can be reduced. 51. Recommendation: Take additional measures to prevent victimization of and further damage to under-aged sexual crime victims, in response to the Constitutional Court’s decision above. Business and Human Rights 52. The Government has not developed any initiatives to integrate the UN Guiding Principles in 7