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 NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION OF KOREA 36