ANNUAL REPORT 2015 C. ‌Discussion meeting with government offices related to the development of national indicators The Commission held a discussion meeting with government offices related to the development of national indicators on May 27th. The participants came from: Employment Policy Coordination Division, MOEL (Job Creation Index in 2013); Women’s Policy Division, MOGEF (Gender Equality Index); and Culture and Leisure Policy Division, MCST (Culture and Leisure Happiness Index in 2013). Learning from their experience on developing national indicators, the Commission discussed the feasibility study and future directions for the development of national human rights indicators with other government offices, as well as how the Commission may take advantage of future indicators. D. Forum to discuss solutions to ensure youth and children’s right to play The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child issued a recommendation to the ROK government to protect children’s right to enjoy leisure and cultural activities. In the recommendation, education craze in Korea was highlighted as the main culprit that deteriorates children’s quality of life. In response, the Commission held a forum on July 22nd to examine the current situation of and obstacles to a children’s right to play, as well as to discuss solutions to ensure the youth and children’s right to play. While some called for a more fundamental and long-term-based approach to the issue, many proposed measures to ensure the youth and children’s right to play. Those include: (1) revising relevant legislations, (2) improving after-school programs for elementary and middle school students, (3) implementing a new type of Korean SAT based on absolute grading, (4) eliminating high school rankism, (5) changing the general perception of parents, (6) strengthening the social security network, and (7) changing the evaluation system. E. ‌Joint forum for human rights of foreign peoples of Korean descent who live in Korea There are approximately 800,000 foreigners of Korean descent currently living in Korea as of now, and the figure is gradually increasing. This gave rise to discrimination and prejudice against these people as an increasingly important human rights issue. In response, the 58 | National Human Rights Commission of Korea