The National Solidarity for the Elimination of Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities (NADD) said it will fully halt its rush-hour subway boarding protests for the first time in 4 years and 9 months.
On the 24th, NADD, the Democratic Party of Korea on the Seoul Metropolitan Council, and the Democratic Party of Korea Seoul Chapter held a "press conference to declare a grand social compromise for guaranteeing the rights of persons with disabilities" at the Seoul Metropolitan Council members' hall in Jung-gu, Seoul, and made the announcement.
The council's Democratic Party of Korea pledged to pass party-sponsored local government ordinance proposal Nos. 1 and 2, centered on guaranteeing the right to mobility and the right to work for persons with disabilities, at the upcoming plenary session.
In response, NADD welcomed the decision by the council's Democratic Party of Korea and said it would fully suspend the rush-hour subway boarding protests. It has been about 4 years and 9 months since the protests began on Dec. 3, 2021, at Seoul Station, Hyehwa Station, and other locations.
Earlier, on the 19th, Park Kyung-seok, co-representative of NADD, and others temporarily suspended the rush-hour subway protests after meeting with Minister Park Hong-geun of the Ministry of Planning and Budget.
At the time, NADD said, "We are canceling the daily planned rush-hour subway boarding protest at Seoul Station," and added, "After proceeding with the protest as scheduled on the morning of the 24th, we will announce our position on whether to continue."
However, NADD plans to continue the bus boarding protests that have been underway since July.