To prepare, the NHRC conducted the following meetings, discussions, and visits to better understand the adequacy of the legal system for the protection of the rights and interests of racial and ethnic groups, deficiencies in policy implementation, and the government’s actions and difficulties in implementing ICERD: 1. In May 2022, the Commission held a workshop and invited experts to explain the contents of ICERD; from October 2022 to May 2023, three consultation meetings with experts and scholars, four discussion meetings with civil society organizations, and three discussion meetings with government agencies were held, and letters were sent to 18 government agencies to seek explanations and statistical information. 2. In February and May 2023, two consultation meetings were held with experts and scholars specializing in indigenous issues; in May 2023, a visit was made to an indigenous community to exchange views on ethnic discrimination. 3. The following human rights special reports and commissioned studies completed by the NHRC along with the Control Yuan’s investigations into racial discrimination were used in drafting this independent opinion on ICERD implementation: (1) In 2021, the Commission began its work by drafting two special reports: the Road to Migrant Fishers’ Rights and How Migrant Workers Raise Children in a Foreign Country . 4