Key NHRCK Activities The Commission concluded that legislative measures should be promptly aligned with the Protocol so that human trafficking can be established as criminal offences. This is because while recent human trafficking involves the use of recruiting agencies that mislead victims into giving them to escape exploitation, the criminal code, as it stands, fails to establish such acts as criminal offences as long as there was voluntary consent by the victim. This, in turn, resulted in a situation where there is a victim but no punishment can be imposed on the offender. Part 1 Introduction their consent, use victims’ debt to turn them into slaves and make it structurally impossible for B. ‌Opinion expressed on discrimination based on infant toy colors and gender-specific roles boys) and explicitly labeling them for girls or boys can manipulate the idea of gender roles set by the society, and as such, the practice of gender-specific color categorization should be dropped. Regarding petitions (20-jinjeong-000400 combined with seven others) that categorization of toy products by gender regardless of functions and treating playing house like girls’ play reinforce gender stereotyping in early childhood, the Commission dismissed the petitions as they do not fall Part 2 Key NHRCK Activities On March 22, the Commission expressed opinion to manufacturers of infant and toddler products that the practice of assigning gender-based colors on products (pink for girls, blue for under the realm of NHRCK investigations, given that using different colors by type of product or in accordance with Paragraph 1, Article 25 of the NHRCK Act, it expressed opinion that such acts can negatively reinforce traditional gender roles and manipulate social and cultural prejudices and, as such, is a matter that requires a change in practice by manufacturers. The Commission expressed the views that with the majority of infant and toddler products colored differently based on gender, with house toys and dolls colored in pink that is symbolic of the female gender, and cars and tool sets colored in blue, children learn the gender stereotypes that women are weak and passive, and men strong and adventurous, and unconsciously come to believe that housekeeping and care taking are women’s work. Gender role stereotypes also impact children’s actions, values and choice of vocation, reinforce the way they view gender roles, and internalize gender role stereotypes of ‘manly’ and ‘womanly’ traits, ultimately leading to deeper gender discrimination. Also, because early childhood is a critical time for children to embrace values, including 51 Part 3 Appendices by gender, and using boy-girl labeling do not, by themselves, constitute discrimination. However,