A/75/388 VII. Recommendations 50. The Special Rapporteur recommends that the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea: (a) Urgently invest its maximum available resources, including through international cooperation, to ensure people’s basic need for food, water and sanitation and housing, prioritizing the most marginalized communities; (b) Assess the impact of COVID-19 preventative measures on people’s exercise of human rights, particularly fundamental freedoms and economic and social rights, and review any measures that violate their rights; (c) Comply with the COVID-19 guidance issued by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, which calls for solidarity and cooperation to tackle the virus, and to mitigate the effects of measures designed to halt its spread; (d) Follow the guidelines in the UNODC, WHO, UNAIDS and OHCHR joint statement on COVID-19 in prisons and other closed settings, abide by the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (the Nelson Mandela Rules) and consider the release of prisoners, particularly those in vulnerable situations; (e) Create an environment in which people can freely and safely enjoy their right to earn a living through work by reviewing the Criminal Code and other relevant legislation and by countering widespread corruption; (f) Carry out a reform of the labour system to ensure minimum human rights standards, including the freedom to choose and accept work and the guarantee of remuneration that is sufficient to provide for an adequate standard of living; (g) Become a member of the International Labour Organization with a view to adhering to the core labour standards and enhancing economic cooperation with other countries; (h) Review the current labour system, including the practice of Stateassigned jobs, labour mobilization and labour in prisons, and outlaw forced labour, in accordance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights; (i) Carry out research and release statistics and other data that will allow for an assessment to be made of the impact of international sanctions on the economic and social rights of the people; (j) Provide greater and unhindered access and timely and relevant data to the United Nations and humanitarian organizations to enable them to reach the most vulnerable communities that require assistance; (k) Address allegations of enforced disappearance, including in the form of abductions, and provide accurate information to the families of the victims on the fates and whereabouts of their missing relatives; (l) Ensure that foreign nationals, including the six nationals of the Republic of Korea currently detained in Pyongyang, are provided with consular assistance, in accordance with the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, with a view to their early release, and that their treatment fully complies with the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (the Nelson Mandela Rules); 20-13513 19/21