National Human Rights Commission of Korea Annual Report 2017 55 2012, include a category on “preventing racial discrimination and increasing awareness on foreigners.” As a key task, it proposed visiting services to teach immigrants Korean culture and language. The Commission launched a watch group comprising 17 immigration experts. Split by key areas, the watch group monitored the program hosted by the Ministry of Justice to teach Korean language, Korean society and culture to immigrants from the perspective of both program operators and participants. The watch group found that most participants become aware of the programs through unofficial channels; there are some accessibility issues, including the program application Website not being available in other languages; textbooks and lectures contain discriminatory that they brought from their mother country; adjustment is needed in the courses’ difficulty various characteristics of immigrants. Outside the programs themselves, there are no channels through which program participants can express their feedback or requirements, the conditions for opening new classes are too rigorous, there is no system for associated services such as consultation and complaint resolution, and video education is available only in limited numbers. In terms of program operation, it was found that operators were exposed to excessive pressure and poor work environments, as they are additionally tasked to manage and provide information to participants, have to resolve complaints using their own personnel, and renew their contract every year (every two years from 2018). G. Resolving polarization and alienation in the labor market ● Seminar to monitor the status of implementation of ILO recommendations and find ways to resolve the non-regular worker issue On 29 August, the Commission organized a seminar to monitor the status of implementation of ILO recommendations and find ways to resolve the non-regular worker issue jointly with the Chairperson of the National Assembly Environment and Labor Committee. Held at the National Assembly Hall, the seminar featured presentations on the topics of Commission's Major Activities levels and hours of education; and there is not enough educational substance reflective of the Part 2 elements; there are no programs that help immigrants exploit the values and sentiments

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