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Republic of Korea

Enhancing Representation of Disabled Persons in the Public Sector (KR0051)

Overview

At-a-Glance

Action Plan: Republic of Korea Action Plan 2021-2023

Action Plan Cycle: 2021

Status:

Institutions

Lead Institution: Balanced Personnel Division, Ministry of Personnel Management

Support Institution(s): N/A

Policy Areas

Capacity Building, Inclusion, People with Disabilities

IRM Review

IRM Report: Republic of Korea Results Report 2021-2023, Republic of Korea Action Plan Review 2021-2023

Early Results: Pending IRM Review

Design i

Verifiable: Yes

Relevant to OGP Values: Yes

Ambition (see definition): Low

Implementation i

Completion:

Description

Why is this commitment relevant to OGP values? This commitment can contribute to realizing social values such as expanding employment for the disabled and fostering a disability-friendly working environment to enhance diversity in public offices.

What is the public problem that the commitment will address? Although the overall employment rate of the disabled in central administrative agencies (3.56%) exceeds the mandatory employment quota of 3.4%, some agencies have failed to reach the mandatory quota. The government should expand the employment of the disabled to fulfill its duty as a model employer.

What is the commitment? The purpose of this commitment is to gradually reduce the number of organizations that fail to reach the mandatory employment quota for the disabled by increasing the employment of disabled individuals. First, when conducting open recruitment for Grade 9 and 7 civil servants,public officials, a separate recruitment scheme for the disabled will be conducted for a proportion higher than that of the mandatory employment quota (3.4%). Competitive Recruitment for Severely Disabled Persons for Career Positions will be carried out to provide support for the severely disabled to advance into public office. Also, the government will continue to expand Work Support Services for Public Officials with Disabilities such as providing assistive devices and workplace personal assistants. Furthermore, a Survey on the Working Conditions of Public Officials with Disabilities will be conducted. With the government taking the lead in employing people with disabilities and fostering a disability-friendly working environment, the commitment will contribute to realizing social value and inclusion.

How will the commitment contribute to solve the public problem? Those hired through the separate recruitment scheme for the disabled will be specifically assigned to organizations falling short of the mandatory employment quota to reduce the number of such organizations.

Exchange and Peer Learning N/A

Additional Information N/A

Milestone Activity with a Verifiable Deliverable Start Date End Date Separate recruitment scheme for the disabled Every January Every December Competitive Recruitment for Severely Disabled Persons for Career Positions Previous December (conduct demand surveys) Every December Expand Work Support Services for Public Officials with Disabilities Throughout the year - Survey on the Working Conditions of Public Officials with Disabilities 2022 (biennially) -

IRM Midterm Status Summary

Action Plan Review


Commitment 2.2. Expand balanced personnel management by enhancing representation of the disabled in the public sector

● Verifiable: Yes

● Does it have an open government lens? Yes

● This commitment has been clustered as: Social Inclusion (Commitments 2.1 and 2.2)

● Potential for results: Unclear


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