- According to the 2016 Elderly Statistics by the Statistics Korea, suicide rate of people aged 65 and above is 56.6 per 100,000 people, and in particular, the figure for the people in 70s has increased fro m 57.6 in 2014 to 62.5 in 2016, and from 78.6 in 2014 to 83.7 in 2015 for people in 80s, showing i ncreasing rate with age19. - In addition, the 2017 Statistics on Causes of Death by the Statistics Korea, the number of people die d from suicide was 12,463 in 2017; the suicide was the highest cause of death for people in their 10 s, 20s, and 30s; and second highest cause of death for people in their 40s and 50s. 2) Questions - Please provide effective measures based on accurate analysis on the cause of suicide, and presen t effective preventive measures, recognizing the seriousness of suicide rate of the youth and elderl y. 30. Discrimination against workers who are not protected by the Trade Union Act 1) Current Status - Workers in special types of employment have similar characteristics with general workers in that they provide direct labor for others’ business and earn income. However, they are not protected under the Labor Standard Act and the Trade Union and Labor Relations Adjustment Act, being left behind with dire working conditions. - The NHRCK in May 2017 recommended for an enactment of an legislation to guarantee the three la bor rights of workers in special types of employment or an amendment of the Trade Union and Labor Relations Adjustment Act to include workers in special types of employment as general workers to pro tect their basic rights and improve treatment. - In addition, the Labor Standard Act is not applied to domestic workers in informal sector. They are under dire working conditions such as no-agreement of work contents in advance, delayed payment of wages, sexual harassment, assault, and inhumane treatment, without being protected as workers. 19 The 2017 and 2018 Elderly Statistics do not include date on elderly suicide rate.