The Current State and Tasks of Employment Policy for Persons with Disabilities in Korea

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to present the task of the employment policy for individuals with disabilities through the analysis of the current situation of employment policy for people with disabilities and the application cases of local governments in Korea. The Ministry of Health and Welfare, as well as the Ministry of Employment and Labor, have collaborated to design an employment policy for person with disabilities. Recently, several central administrative departments including the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, the Ministry of SMEs and Startups, and the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism have implemented employment policies for people with disabilities directly or indirectly. Based on the results of this study, the policy directions for persons with disabilities were presented to invigorate employment and economic activity.