National Human Rights Commission of Korea Annual Report 2019 To hear the voice of workers who are in marginal situations and find ways to improve their Part 1 Actively addressing human rights issues in labor rights, the Commission visited a former Samsung worker who has been striking atop a steel to strengthening the social safety net for workers in vulnerable employment conditions, it recommended policy improvements to promote the right to health of those working in large-scale distribution stores, expressed an opinion that calls for employment insurance tailored to the needs of workers in special employment types, and investigated the human rights conditions facing platform laborers. It appointed more experts to the Social Rights Committee to bolster its labor function and sought active responses to labor rights issues through meetings with the National Assembly and civil society organizations. Recommending stronger measures to prevent suicide among the elderly The suicide of an older person with dementia, one of an older person with a chronic ailment, and the suicide of a mother and her three daughters in Seongbuk-gu District highlighted the fact that suicide among the elderly is not just a personal problem, but a social problem attributable to a gap in the social security system. Thus, the Commission recommended institutional improvements to promote the mental health of the elderly and increase prevention of suicide among older persons. Ex officio investigation on death of a girl who had reported her stepfather for sexual violence Following an ex officio investigation into the death of a girl who had reported her stepfather to the police for raping her, the Commission recommended the chief of the National Police Agency to modify its operational procedures to ensure a more effective victim protection mechanism. It also recommended the Minister of Health and Welfare to ensure better information sharing between child protection centers and the police on cases of child abuse, as a lack of proper information sharing may lead to serious gaps in the protection of abused children. It recommended the Minister of Justice to revise the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Punishment, etc. of Child Abuse Crimes, as child abuse offenders who are not a child’s guardian risk abusing the child again, in ways similar to those seen among guardians, so the same level of provisional actions against guardians should also apply to these offenders. 21 Introduction tower in Gangnam station and helped file an emergency relief request on site. With a view