National Human Rights Commission of the Republic of Korea work which is the qualification to be converted to permanent workers, cut down exceptions from converting non-regular positions to permanent ones by revising the guidelines on the conversion of indefinite contract workers, and include the outsourced contract workers, whose work is regular and permanent, into the category qualified for the conversion to regular positions in principle. I. On-Site Investigation to Foreigners’Protection Facilities and Recommendation on the Human Rights of Foreigners In 2014, two years in a row, the Commission organized an on-site investigation team with independent experts and visited three foreigners’ protection facilities including the Hwaseong Immigration Processing Center (June 27), the Cheongju Immigration Processing Center (July 1), and the Yeosu Immigration Office (July 9). The 2014 investigation was conducted with an emphasis on the sustained improvement in the human rights and treatment of foreigners in detention facilities in order to provide positive future directions in changing the way of operating these facilities from that of the current detention- and control-oriented one to a human rights-friendly environment ensuring the human rights of the most vulnerable groups such as children and women. Based on the investigation results, on November 25, 2014, the Commission presented to the Minister of Justice the following seven policy and institutional improvement recommendations; i) enhancing the screening process of the human rights-disadvantaged groups including children and identifying alternative protection facilities; ii) prioritizing the benefits for children in every administrative process regarding children; iii) introducing programs for the mental health of foreigners in detention; iv) providing relevant information for better understanding of remedial Chapter 1. Improvement of Laws, Regulations, Institutions, Policies and Practices ▪▪▪ 37