J Korean Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry.  2013 Jun;24(2):78-82.

Legal and Institutional Considerations for Child Actor

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, Inje University, Sanggye Paik Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
  • 2Department of Psychiatry, Kangwon National University School of Medicine, Chuncheon, Korea.
  • 3Department of Psychiatry, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
  • 4Department of Psychiatry, Kyung Hee University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. mompeian@khu.ac.kr

Abstract

Child labor is being recognized as the key issue of human rights, and the International Labor Organization and the Convention on the Rights of the Child emphasize that children are individuals with dignity and rights. Male and female child actors belong to a profession with wide public exposure and there is a potential danger of invading classes and roles not matching the developmental stage of the child. In this study, we would like to discuss international and domestic laws and future complementary measures surrounding legal and institutional issues that need to be considered for child actors. Although the basic rights for child workers are stated in the Constitution Article 32 Paragraph 5 and Labor Standards Act Articles 64 through 70, they are insufficient. Following the revised broadcasting deliberation regulations by the Korea Communication Commission and amendment of the Juvenile Protection Law, several changes are taking place in the working environment. In certain foreign places such as California, United States, the economic and educational rights of male and female child actors are being protected. Although legal and institutional frameworks for the male and female child actors are being reinforced, more consistent devices are needed. Consideration for working hours, regulations to keep up with learning while working, and preparation for physical andemotional influences are required to keep up with international changes.

Keyword

Logal Consideration; Institutional Consideration

MeSH Terms

California
Child
Constitution and Bylaws
Employment
Female
Human Rights
Humans
Hypogonadism
Jurisprudence
Korea
Learning
Male
Mitochondrial Diseases
Ophthalmoplegia
Social Control, Formal
United States
Hypogonadism
Mitochondrial Diseases
Ophthalmoplegia
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