By Lee Hyo-jin
The nation s human rights watchdog said Tuesday that a change in visa status should not be a reason to bar people of foreign nationality, who have previously made health insurance contributions, from the national health insurance program.
The National Human Rights Commission of Korea (NHRCK) delivered the opinion in response to a petition filed by Ko Gi-bok, head of the Joint Committee with Migrants in Korea, on behalf of a migrant worker from Indonesia.
The migrant worker is in his 30s and entered Korea in 2015 under the Employment Permit System (EPS), working at a factory in Gyeonggi Province for four years and ten months, according to Ko.
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