Annual Report 2013 improvement measures. The Commission carried out documentary study, questionnairing, and on-site investigations by visiting three countries, namely the Philippines, Myanmar, and Uzbekistan. To select the countries for visit investigations, the Commission chose the Philippines as a country where many Korean firms do business, Myanmar as a country where Korean investments have rapidly increased recently, and Uzbekistan as a country of high risk where Korean public enterprises are involved directly or indirectly in human rights violations through the supply chain. The purpose of documentary study and questionnairing was set at analyzing the types and causes of human rights violations by country and business type. In detail, violations were classified into the violations against the right of environment (devastation of farms and fishing places) by the mining and oil exploitation industries; the violations against the right of reasonable remuneration and the right of association, e.g., interfering with the creation of trade unions, by the textile, footwear, and clothing industries; and the violations against the right of working in safe workplaces by the electronic parts industry. The investigation identified the reasons of human rights violations. First, Korean firms do not have sufficient awareness of local statutes, the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, and international human rights treaties. Second, they depend too heavily on the value of MOUs with local or central governments where they do business while they shy away from consultation with local people who are influenced by 92 ▪▪▪ Part II. Major Activities of the Commission