In addition to dealing with general complaints, the Commission also endeavored to
heighten social interest in discrimination so that those in relevant fields would make
concrete efforts to rectify discrimination. As part of this effort, it organized discussion
sessions and meetings and held policy consultations with relevant organizations to
formulate measures to guarantee the teenage single mothers' right to education and made
policy recommendations on these matters, monitored sexual discrimination on
broadcasting, released the result of status survey on human rights conditions of female
entertainers and published booklets on their human rights conditions, conducted a special
investigation into separated recruitment of public officials by gender, and carried out a suo
moto investigation into age discrimination in social employment service project.
Meanwhile, the Commission strived to boost expertise on investigation into causes of
discrimination and discriminatory acts which are increasingly becoming diversified and
differentiated and devise criteria for determining discrimination. It published two
brochures on prevention of employment discrimination which would be utilized in
investigations and in the workplace, while hosting discussion sessions on criteria for
determining wage discrimination and produced an investigation manual on the subject. It
also organized experts' meetings on differentiated application of retirement age, as well as
experts' meetings on criteria for determining sexual harassment and sexual discrimination,
while subjecting individual issues to the review of expert committees.
With respect to rectification of discrimination against persons with disabilities, the
Commission endeavored to provide concrete standards for offering fair treatment in the
areas of culture, arts and sports for persons with disabilities by conducting a status survey
on the phased implementation of the Disability Discrimination Act by organizations. It also
conducted a status survey on the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of
Persons with Disabilities in the country to examine the overall conditions of the
implementation of the Convention and present the direction of policy improvement. It
actively reflected the findings in its Opinion on the National Report on the Convention of
the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. It also carried out a "Status Survey on Promoting
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