Park Ku-yeon, chief director of the Korea Institute for Healthy Family (KIHF), believes that migrants should not be seen as special but regarded just like Korean citizens and that this is how Korea can become a truly inclusive society. “Korean society should treat migrants the same way it treats its own citizens,” Park said in an interview with The Korea Times on Wednesday. “Giving them special treatment could result in distortion and discrimination. We are pursuing a society of equal treatment.” An agency under the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, KIHF was established to support family policy in Korea, aimed at improving the quality of life and strengthening the resilience of diverse families. Under the vision of “a harmonious society that grows together with multicultural families,” KIHF sets a basic policy plan every five years aimed at helping these families live as full members of Korean society with ease. One of the institute's key programs toward that goal is the Danuri Call Center, reachable at 1577-1366 and staffed by some 80 counselors, offering emergency sup