A. Introduction The NHRCK is submitting the combined report to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) for consideration of the seventeenth to nineteenth periodic reports of the Republic of Korea (hereafter "the government report") in accordance with the UN International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination (hereafter "the Convention"). This report was formulated based on the information and opinions collected while reviewing the Convention, taking into account the guidelines for the CERD-specific document adopted by the Committee (CERD/C/2007/1). B. Status of the Implementation of the Convention Ⅰ. General Introduction 1. In response to the rapidly increasing number of immigrants and growing trend of immigrants settling in Korea, the government held a meeting on immigration policy in May 2006 and confirmed the "1st Basic Plan and Implementation System for Immigration Policy." In line with the enforcement of immigrant policy, government ministries enacted governing laws, such as the Immigration Control Act (1963, Ministry of Justice), the Act on the Employment, etc. of Foreign Workers 2003, Ministry of Employment and Labor), the Framework Act on Treatment of Foreigners Residing in Korea (2007, Ministry of Justice), the Multicultural Families Support Act (2008, Ministry of Gender Equality and Family), and the Refugee Act (2012, Ministry of Justice). 2. In addition, the government expeditiously established public infrastructure in support of immigrants in order to fulfill social integration of foreigners and multicultural society. ［Table 1］ Status of Public Infrastructure Support for Immigrants Public Infrastructure Social Integration Program Multicultural Family Support Center Foreign Workers Support Center Welfare Center for Foreigners Target Foreigner Multicultural family Foreign workers Foreigners 1