Annual Report 2013 investigating into the practice of violating labor's human rights including surveillance of workers by information devices, and iii) developing measures to create a human rights friendly online culture. With the inauguration of the new administration in Korea in 2013, the NHRCK proposed policy directions for ensuring information human rights by hosting a Seminar on New Administration's Policy Directions for Information Human Rights and Personal Information on February 4, 2013. The Commission also tried to widely collect expert views and opinions through such meetings as the Information Human Rights Forum, an advisory meeting of experts for developing recommendations for the improvement of the resident registration number system. The practice of violating labor human rights by information devices was also an area of concern. In 2013, the NHRCK investigated labor human rights violation cases by information devices through a survey conducted among 700 workers around the country. It further carried out a practical study on the awareness of the Personal Information Protection Act. With regard to human rights violations by government entities, the NHRCK expressed an opinion on the collection and use of personal information by using the fingerprint reader, etc. It also examined the draft bill on the Support of School Dropouts outside Schools, and concluded that persons, though they benefit from government programs, should be granted protection of their sensitive personal information. 22 ▪▪▪ Part I. Introduction