B. Domestic norms
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Domestic
norms
- Concerning the protection of aliens under domestic laws, Article 6
(Effectuation of Treaties and International Laws and Guarantee of Aliens’
Status) of the Constitution and Article 4 (About Foreigners in Republic
of Korea) of the National Human Rights Commission Act apply.
C. Core agenda items for promotion
Ⅰ-9-1. Regarding migrant workers engaging in certain businesses that are
usually small-sized or whose remote workplaces have low accessibility
to outsiders, such as coastal fishing, agriculture, livestock industry, and
fishery jobs or warehouse business, there is a need to check their status
and improve their situation since they are likely to be isolated socially
and their employment/work conditions are likely to be poor.
10. More stringent protection of human rights of migrant
workers engaging in agriculture, livestock industry,
and fishery jobs
A. Current status and problems
• Ten thousand migrant workers engaging in agriculture, livestock industry, and
fishery jobs -- who account for about 6% of those hired under the Work Permit
System -- are said to be in harsh working conditions in an isolated job
environment. They have become easy targets of multiple human rights
infringements, such as long work hours, low wages, etc. In many cases, they
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