3 Basic Directions and Part 1 | Introduction Chapter Major Achievements in 2018 1. Basic Directions We aimed to further enhance our prestige as a human rights institution trusted and supported by the public by promptly and effectively responding to diversifying human rights issues, reinforcing our role as a quasi-international organization, expanding our cooperation with domestic and international partners, and strengthening our capacity to prevent human rights violations and enhance human rights protection through the 5th phase of the Human Rights Promotion Action Plan (2018-2020). 2. Major Achievements A. Four Strategic Objectives 1) Reinforcing Social Rights and Guaranteeing a Life of Dignity Protecting Workers at Risk of Human Rights Violations We strived to promote the human rights of all workers, ensure the substantive safeguarding of the three basic labor rights, and protect at-risk groups such as irregular workers as evidenced by an array of activities. We hosted the forum to publicize the results of the Factual Survey on Workplace Bullying and to seek related solutions; issued the Chairperson's statement to urge the conversion of irregular school personnel to full-time status to ensure quality educational services; expanded the list of substances to be monitored as reproductively toxic substances; proposed ways to provide notification on harmful and hazardous chemicals; made recommendations for the protection of the rights to health of workers exposed to reproductively harmful factors and their children, such as the introduction of the MSDS (material safety data sheet) trade secret review system; issued the Chairperson's statement to welcome the agreement to reinstate all employees of SsangYong Motor; and organized the forum to announce the results of the factual National Human Rights Commission of Korea Annual Report 2018 15