3 Women's rights
		3-1 Trafficking in women and controlled prostitution in the sex industry 3-1-1 The Japanese government shall investigate the actual conditions of trafficking in foreign women and children, and controlled prostitution. 3-1-2 The Japanese government shall take appropriate measures to redress the human rights of the women and children victimized by human trafficking and controlled prostitution, prevent recurrence of similar cases and eliminate all forms of human trafficking and controlled prostitution. 3-1-3 Establish a system aiming at encouraging the women and children victimized by human trafficking and controlled prostitution to charge, and redress their rights. 3-1-4 Take appropriate measures to effectively expose and punish offenders and offending organizations including brokers. 3-1-5 Remove from governmental offices in charge of redressing such victims the restraints imposed upon them by the Immigration Control Law which might interfere with their duties. 3-1-6 Reinforce tie-ups with domestic supporting NGOs and those in the countries from where such victims are, and extend supporting activities for the rescue and protection of victimized women and children. 3-1-7 Provide victimized women and children with social, medical and psychological care and re-integration programs in Japan. 3-2 Rights proper to the migrant female worker 3-1-8 Make efforts in the labor administration to widen the area where female migrant workers can work, and to assure them their human rights. 3-1-9 Most of female migrant workers who enter Japan with an entertainer visa shall be treated as workers in the labor supervisory administration since they are employed as a matter of fact in the service trade as stipulated in the Act to Control Businesses which may Affect Public Morals. The labor supervisory administration shall, in addition, take sufficient measures to protect them and their rights in accordance with the related labor laws. The rights of such female migrant workers who work substantially in the service trade shall be redressed as such, regardless of status of residence including temporary stay and entertainer according to the Immigration Control Law. (See 2-1-10.) 3-2-10 Give more guidance to the employer who employs female migrant workers to follow the related labor laws when treating them. 3-2-11 Notify the parties concerned that the Labor Standards Inspection Law shall be applied to a female migrant worker who is employed as a domestic worker by an individual. (See 2-1-11.) 3-2-12 The Japanese government shall be administratively responsible to request the foreign embassies and consulates in Japan to apply the labor laws to domestic workers employed by any of them. 3-3 Female migrant workers, their rights and local community 3-3-13 The central and local governments and communities shall establish a mechanism to provide information on family relations, language, culture, daily life and medical services and necessary supports to female migrant workers who form their families in Japan. 3-3-14 A mechanism shall be established to supply information, consultation services and continuous support to the Japanese members of the female migrant workers' families to encourage the members to have a better understanding of their background family relations, culture, language and society. 3-3-15 Multi-lingual brochures shall be prepared and distributed as necessary which describe contraceptive measures available in Japan with due considerations to the medical services, society and customs of the countries from which female migrant workers come. 3-3-16 A consultation and support system shall be established to help these female workers solve their problems arising in connection with their sex life, pregnancy and delivery. 3-4 Domestic violence 3-4-17 The Japanese government shall state that the Domestic Violence Prevention Act is operative without regard to nationality and status of residence to protect victimized women, and inform the local government of the matter well. 3-4-18 Review the related laws with respect to their sphere of application to enable victimized women to be covered by livelihood assistance, health insurance or national insurance and the Child Welfare Law, without regard to status of residence. (See 6-1, 6-2, 6-3.) 3-4-19 In applying the Domestic Violence Prevention Act, the protection of victimized female migrant workers shall come first, suspending the public servant's obligation to report visa violators according to the Immigration Control Law. 3-4-20 When a female migrant with a spouse visa wants to get a divorce because of having suffered domestic violence, she shall be able to renew or change her visa promptly without approval of her husband. 3-4-21 In the event that there is a mediation over divorce or a dispute over parental authority between a female migrant victim of domestic violence and her husband, due consideration should be given to the facts of domestic violence over and above her status of residence, whether or not she is on livelihood assistance, or the type of work she does. 3-4-22 The central and local governments shall subsidize NGOs and shelters which provide female migrant victims of domestic violence with consultation services, support and protection. 3-4-23 The central and local governments shall investigate the actual conditions of female migrants who have suffered from domestic violence and reflect the results in their policy making.

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