Opinions on the first National Report of
Korea on the Convention on the Rights of
Persons with Disabilities
hours a month when performing secondary duties other than their core duties
at work.
2) Recommendation
In order to increase work opportunities for persons with disabilities, the
government should take aggressive measures such as creating more jobs in the
public sector for persons with disabilities, developing job categories appropriate
to different types of disabilities, and assigning more work assistants to support
persons with disabilities within workplaces.
15. Article 28. Adequate standard of living and social protection
15.1 Exemption from the Basic Livelihood Allowance; persons with a guardian
1) Current status and problems
① The National Basic Livelihood Act is designed to guarantee minimum livelihood
for people in poverty and support rehabilitation by granting them subsidies.
The beneficiaries to this Act are persons whose recognized income (estimated
household income + estimated income value of properties) is below the
minimum cost of living. These persons may either have no guardians to
provide for them or have guardians, who are not capable of providing for them
or from whom they cannot receive financial support.
② Persons with disabilities, even in the adulthood, face difficulties in engaging in
economic activities due to disabilities and social obstacles. Hence, they
continue to depend on their family financially, not being able to support
themselves since they are not eligible for the basic livelihood allowance under
the criteria of guardian, even if they are qualified under the criteria of
recognized income. A number of persons with disabilities who are
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