C. Core agenda items for promotion
Ⅰ-12-1. The government should carry out more stringent management and
supervision of the system lest it is abused as a means of hiring migrant
workers at low wages rather than for the pure purpose of training them.
13. Prevention of human rights infringement involving art
performers
A. Current status and problems
• Art performers (4,721 people; 1,504 or 32% of them are undocumented) make
up for the highest percentage of undocumented status among migrant workers.
In 2011, the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
expressed concern about human trafficking and sexual exploitation concerning
migrant women in Republic of Korea and who hold visas as art performers.
They remain unprotected from human rights infringement, including delay in
wage payment, passport seizure, violence, frequent change of workplaces, and
mental pressure to attract more customers in addition to human trafficking and
sexual exploitation.
B. Domestic norms
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There is a need to include art performers in status surveys carried out
under the following and formulate a policy concerning them:
- Article 6 (Guaranteeing Aliens’ Status) and Article 10 (Guaranteeing the
Fundamental Human Rights of Individuals) of the Constitution; Article
Human Rights Guidelines on Migration