North Korea: Workers’ Rights at the Kaesong Industrial Complex

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• I. Introduction

• II. Background

• III. The Labor Conditions Framework at the KIC

• 1. Wages

• 2. Hours of Work

• 3. Healthcare and Industrial Accidents

• 4. Labor-Management Disputes

• 5. Monitoring of Labor Conditions

• 6. Safety Inspections

• 7. Violations of the KIC Labor Law

• 8. Workers’ Awareness of Rights

• IV. Inadequate Protection of Rights Guaranteed in International Human Rights Treaties 

• 1. Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining

• 2. Sex Discrimination and Sexual Harassment

• 3. Child Labor

• V. Summary of Recommendations

• VI. Appendix

• Laws/Regulations Governing Kaesong

• Labor Law/Regulation Enforcement

• Terms and Conditions of Employment

 

October 2006 Number 1