National Human Rights Commission of Korea Annual Report 2021 (Jeju, Busan, Daegu, Gwangju); and publication of Equality Law Fact Check Book to address misinformation about the proposed law. Joint response to combat hate speech To combat hate and discrimination, the Commission worked on training and education, declaration of self-regulation in the press and the media, development of education materials for private institutes, parents, teachers, and students, UCC and cartoon contests, refinement of school regulations, online survey of how hate speech is perceived, collaboration with the Korean Internet Self-Governance Organization (KISO) to address hate speech in language dictionaries, and revision of terminology that are discriminatory against disabilities in the standard unabridged Korean dictionary. The Commission also monitored hate speech used in government PR materials and sent a recommended task list to the Office for Government Policy Coordination, and continued to be engaged in raising awareness on and improving the human rights conditions facing gender minorities. 2) Combating racial discrimination and protecting the rights of immigrants and refugees The Commission continued to make recommendations and express opinion with regards to government policies and laws so that they are consistent with the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination and other international human rights standards, working closely with the civil society and experts. The Commission took the lead in enabling institutional improvements so that the rights of migrant workers and humanitarian aliens can be safeguarded. It made a recommendation regarding the policy that excludes foreigners with changed sojourn status from getting health insurance; a recommendation regarding local governments’ administrative order that immigrant workers get tested for COVID-19; recommendations for institutional improvements following on-site inspections to immigration detention facilities; recommendations to improve status and treatment of humanitarian aliens; and recommendations to increase public involvement in the recruitment of migrant fishers and to abolish forced labor. 16