Opinions on the first National Report of Korea on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities However, the results of the Survey on the Recognition of Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities conducted by the Ministry of Health and Welfare in 2009 showed that 67% of the respondents (persons without disabilities) answered that persons with disabilities frequently face discrimination in Korea, and 49% answered they never heard about the AntiDiscrimination against Persons with Disabilities Act. ② According to the result of the 2013 Survey on the Economic Activities by Persons with Disabilities conducted by Korea Employment Agency for the Disabled, discrimination and prejudice against persons with disabilities were the biggest reasons, 17.9%, for them to fail in landing jobs. ③ Pursuant to the Act on Welfare of Persons with Disabilities and the Act on Employment Promotion and Vocational Rehabilitation for Disabled Persons, the state, local governments and business owners have the obligation to provide education to employees to raise their awareness on persons with disabilities, but there are no penalties when this provision is neglected. Furthermore, the National Report fails to present statistics on education to raise awareness among public servants and workers. ④ Since the Anti-Discrimination Act against Persons with Disabilities came into effect on April 11, 2008, a total of 413 complaints about discrimination in employment were filed with the Commission by the end of 2013 and 145 cases (35.1%) were filed against public organizations. Also, 249 cases (67.7%) among 368 complaints on discrimination in education, and 104 cases (12.4%) among 842 complaints about bullying of persons with disabilities were filed against public organizations. Considering those statistics, it is necessary to strengthen education to raise awareness among government workers about persons with disabilities. NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION OF KOREA 11