National Human Rights Commission of the Republic of Korea the Korean firms. Third, Korean firms do not make enough efforts in creating safe work environment or installing pollution treatment facilities. Fourth, the corrupt judicial system may be a cause. Fifth, the parties concerned do not have access to judicial or non-judicial remedy procedures of Korea. It is expected that the improvement measures proposed by the investigation team will be used for reference in developing policy recommendations or opinions on the statutes on business and human rights. 3) Discussion meetings The NHRCK hosted three meetings of the Forum on Business and Human Rights to enhance the awareness of corporate respect of human rights among business enterprises and citizens. The Commission co-organized the first meeting, on May 23, 2013, with the Korean branch of the United Nations Global Compact, the Sustainable Management Center of the Korean Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The meeting was attended by more than 200 people comprising those who are in charge of corporate social responsibility and safe management of public and private enterprises, citizens, and university students. The meeting mainly discussed the measures to prevent safety accidents with regard to handling dangerous articles at a dimension of the protection of human rights. The second meeting was co-hosted by the Commission and the Korean Public Law Association on July 30, 2013. The meeting dealt with two Chapter 1. Improvement of Laws and Regulations, Institution, Policies, and Practices ▪▪▪ 93