Annual Report 2013 two Chairperson's statements with regard to the human rights in North Korea. Details are as follows. (1) Recommendation to improve institution for the support of settlement of North Korean defectors The Commission issued recommendations to the Minister of National Unification on October 17, 2013 for smooth settlement of North Korean defectors and the protection of their human rights. First, it was proposed to devise measures to link vocational training to employment to promote self-reliance of North Korean defectors. Second, it was requested to promote awareness of North Korean defectors, and to try to, if necessary, revise the Act on the Protection and Settlement Support of Residents Escaping from North Korea and other statutes so that such statutes could include provisions for awareness promotion and publicity. Third, it was recommended to amend Article 9 of the Act on the Protection and Settlement Support of Residents Escaping from North Korea as the Article allows government authorities to exclude the application of North Korean defectors whose stay in Korea goes beyond one year from government protection. (2) Opinion on the protection of human rights of children who were born in China by North Korean defector women The Commission conducted a survey on the human rights conditions of North Korean defectors' children in 2012. It was found that the children of North Korean defector women and Chinese fathers were especially in serious human rights conditions due to the forceful 78 ▪▪▪ Part II. Major Activities of the Commission