이주 노동자 주거복지를 위한 법제개선방안

The purpose of this study is to examine the housing conditions of foreign workers who are working here in Korea and to present policy suggestions. It is natural that the International Covenant on Human Rights(ICHR) guarantees human rights and fundamental rights of the migrant worker at the same level of the national workers. The term “migrant worker”, which is applied in this Convention, refers to a person who is to be engaged, is engaged or has been engaged in a remunerated activity in a State of which he or she is not a national. And this Convention contains some types of workers, as if frontier worker, seasonal worker, seafarer, worker on an offshore installation, itinerant worker, project-tied worker, specified-employment worker and self-employed worker. No employer shall discriminate or unfairly treat any person on the grounds that he/she is a foreign worker. But their housing condition were filthy and mostly substandard such as container, tents, illegal temporary accommodations. The government has to set up a policy guideline on housing for the foreign workers and the housing minimum standard should be applied to the foreign workers housing in light of humanitarian considerations. It is also necessary to review and research on housing policies of foreign workers in advanced countries.