Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission Recommend Measures to the Ministry of Health and Welfare to Protect Long-Term Care Workers

The Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission said today (20th) that it has recommended measures to protect the human rights of long-term care workers who are susceptible to verbal abuse and sexual harassment to the Ministry of Health and Welfare and the National Health Insurance Corporation.

Long-term care workers are professional workers such as nursing care workers and social workers who support physical activities, including the elderly, and are mainly in charge of caring at home.

The Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission first recommended that care recipients and their families who use nursing services be provided with human rights education for long-term care workers, and those who violate human rights should receive counseling.

It also recommended that the long-term care committee, which discusses the rights and obligations of long-term care workers, appoint a representative member of the care workers to strengthen their representation.

The Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission said that long-term care workers are likely to be exposed to violence or sexual harassment due to the nature of closed work spaces, and expected the improvement of the system to improve the working environment and improve the quality of long-term care insurance services.