In 2010, Korea became the 110thcountrytoratifythe UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of Diversity of Cultural Expressions. In the past, Korea used to be characterized by racial homogeneity and a mono-culture, but now it has become a multicultural society with more than 2 million immigrants amid globalization that precipitated such migration. Korea started to introduce policies on immigrants from 2006. With the growth of civic society and the advance of democracy and human rights, more attention is being paid to minorities.
한국은 문화 표현 다양성 보호와 증진 분야에서 유네스코 협약 국가로 선정되며 세계화된 다문화 사회가 되었다. 이민자 정책 도입으로 소수 민족에 대한 관심이 높아지고 있다.