The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) said on the 3rd that although it recommended that an apartment management office revise its operating rules to allow child and teenage residents to use the gym, the apartment decided not to accept the recommendation.
Resident A tried to use the apartment gym with a child but was told that, under the gym's operating rules, residents age 17 and under are restricted from entry. A then filed a complaint with the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC).
The apartment management office said it set an age limit to prevent safety accidents because the gym is an unmanned facility without an on-site manager.
However, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) determined that uniformly restricting gym use on the basis of age without establishing supplementary measures—such as requiring children and teenagers to be accompanied by a guardian or to obtain a guardian's consent—constitutes discrimination without a reasonable cause.
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) recommended corrective action, but the apartment management office head replied there was no intention to implement the recommendation.
Viewing the recommendation as not accepted, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) published the related details to underscore the need to improve the practice of uniformly excluding the use of communal housing amenities on the basis of age.