A/HRC/13/47 authorities dealing with labour. In 2007 the two countries concluded a bilateral agreement concerning exchange of labour, and this was complemented by a Memorandum of Understanding on the issue in 2008. Interestingly, the agreement exempts labour force from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea under contract from job placement fees in Mongolia. The labour force has been employed mainly in construction work, services and agriculture. 67. The following recommendations are thus made by the Special Rapporteur on the basis of lessons learned from the visit: (a) The Special Rapporteur welcomes Mongolia’s consideration of accession to the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and its Protocol, and urges expeditious accession to these treaties, complemented by effective implementation at the national and local levels. The constructive cooperation with UNHCR can be further enhanced by the presence of permanent staff of UNHCR as part of the sustained engagement with Mongolia; (b) The Special Rapporteur welcomes the accession of Mongolia to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and its protocols on human trafficking and smuggling, and encourages victim-sensitive legislation procedures as part of the implementation process to ensure that victims of human trafficking and/or human smuggling are not criminalized, with due regard to gender sensitivity and the needs of special groups such as children; (c) The Special Rapporteur invites the Mongolian authorities to continue the policy of affording humane treatment to those who seek asylum in the country, with the provision of facilities to meet their physical and psychological needs and to respond to the language and other needs linked with adaptation to resettlement in other countries; (d) The Special Rapporteur recommends a broad capacity-building process, in cooperation with civil society, to convey a positive image of those who seek asylum in the country, including the training of officials on international standards, and awareness-raising among parliamentarians and the public to nurture an attitude of empathy towards those who seek protection in Mongolia; (e) The Special Rapporteur encourages the Mongolian authorities to consider accession to the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families and relevant international labour conventions, and to strengthen implementation measures in support of the Special Rapporteur’s mandate. B. Republic of Korea 68. The Special Rapporteur carried out an official visit to the Republic of Korea from 10 to 16 January 2010. 69. The current policy of this country’s Government towards the country in question is based upon “mutual benefit and common prosperity”; this underscores the need for “reciprocity” between the two countries, oriented towards mutual engagement achieving concrete results. The policy encompasses these components: (a) The two countries should pursue a more substantive relationship targeted to peace and unification; abandonment of the nuclear programme of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea; flexible policies supported by national consensus; social and cultural exchanges; and responses to humanitarian issues; (b) The resolution of humanitarian issues is anchored on various human rights challenges, including resolution of the plight of families separated by the Korean war; resolution of the question of prisoners of war from that era and subsequent abductions of 16 GE.10-10793