Human Rights Commission: "Sleep and Study Rights of Child and Adolescent Popular Culture Artists Must Be Guaranteed"

[Asia Economy Reporter Seongpil Cho] The National Human Rights Commission announced on the 4th that it has recommended the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Ministry of Education to improve the system to protect the rights to rest and learning of child and adolescent popular culture artists.

On the same day, the Human Rights Commission recommended the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism to "limit the working hours of child and adolescent popular culture artists from the current 40 hours per week to 35 hours, and revise the regulations so that work during nighttime and early morning hours is only allowed when school is off the following day." To the Minister of Education, it ordered, "Establish a comprehensive plan to guarantee basic academic skills so that these individuals do not fall short of basic academic proficiency or miss learning opportunities."

According to the "Survey on the Human Rights Situation of Children and Adolescents Working in the Popular Culture Industry" conducted by the Human Rights Commission in 2020, these individuals were found to be deprived of rights to rest and sleep, physical and mental health, and learning. In particular, among 78 child and adolescent popular culture artists, 57.7% (45 people) responded that their average daily sleep time was 4 to 6 hours, exceeding half, and the proportion of those who experienced physical illness or injury during filming was 11 people, exceeding 10%.

The Human Rights Commission stated, "Through this recommendation, we hope that the system will be improved in a way that the human rights of child and adolescent popular culture artists are more broadly and carefully guaranteed and respected."

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