Opinions on the first National Report of Korea on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities where they can live an independent life. According to the result of the 2013 Survey on the Economic Activities by Persons with Disabilities conducted by Korea Employment Agency for the Disabled, the economic activity participation rate of persons with disabilities was 38.3%, the unemployment rate was 5.9% and the employment rate was 36.0% as of May 2013. The unemployment rate of persons with disabilities was twice the rate of the total population (3%), while their employment rate was only half the rate of the total population (60.4%) ② ‘Employment’ is one of the major sectors where persons with disabilities face serious discrimination. Since the Anti-Discrimination Act against Persons with Disabilities came into effect, a total of 413 complaints about discrimination in employment were filed with the Commission by the end of 2013. Among them, discrimination in ‘recruiting and employment’ accounted for 38.7%, followed by ‘retirement and dismissal (22.5%)’ and ‘salary and fringe benefits (14.3%)’ in that order. Complaints filed against the private sector were 268, while 145 complaints were against the public sector. While fewer complaints were filed against the public sector, the statistics stills reveals the fact that persons with disabilities face discrimination also in recruitment and employment by the public sector which was supposed to prevent discrimination and lead the employment of persons with disabilities. ③ For instance, persons with disabilities experience discrimination such as dismissal by authority on account of disability, no provision of reasonable accommodation to persons with disabilities at job interviews, dismissals by reason of disabilities, reassignment to jobs which cannot be performed by persons with disabilities and disadvantages in promotion. There were also cases where government organizations did not provide work assistants to government employees with severe disabilities on the ground that government employees are not classified as worker under the Labor Standard Act. According to the Act on Employment Stimulation and Occupational Rehabilitation for Persons with Disabilities, workers with severe disabilities who satisfy certain criteria may receive services from work assistants for up to 172 NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION OF KOREA 35