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the Committee, as well as general comment No. 1 of the Committee on the Rights of the Child.
The review should focus in particular on the frequently excessively competitive and stressful
nature of all levels of education, which results in school absence, illness, and even suicide by
students.
59.
The Committee urges the State party to ensure that school textbooks and other teaching
materials present issues in a fair and balanced manner which reflects the aims and objectives of
education, as set out in article 13 (1) of the Covenant, the Committee’s general comment No. 13
and general comment No. 1 of the Committee on the Rights of the Child.
60.
The Committee strongly recommends that mother-tongue instruction be introduced in the
official curricula of public schools enrolling a significant number of pupils belonging to
linguistic minorities. The Committee further recommends that the State party officially
recognize minority schools, in particular Korean schools, when they comply with the national
education curriculum, and consequently make available to them subsidies and other financial
assistance, and also recognize their school leaving certificates as university entrance examination
qualifications.
61.
The Committee requests the State party to provide more extensive information in its next
periodic report on the following issues which could not be sufficiently dealt with in the dialogue:
the rights of foreigners, including undocumented workers and apprentices, to just and favourable
working conditions, social security and health services, and the rights of patients.
62.
The Committee recommends that the State party disseminate its concluding observations
widely among all levels of society and inform the Committee of all steps taken to implement
them. It also encourages the State party to consult with non-governmental organizations and
other members of civil society at an early stage in the preparation of the third periodic report.
63.
Finally, the Committee requests the State party to submit its third periodic report
by 30 June, 2006, and to include in that report detailed information on the steps undertaken
to implement the recommendations contained in the present concluding observations.
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