Minister Won Hee-ryong: "Late-night taxis exceed the limit of public inconvenience"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Min-young] Won Hee-ryong, Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, urged the government and industry to find solutions together, stating that the inconvenience to the public caused by the difficulty of catching taxis late at night has exceeded the limit.

On the 27th, Minister Won held a meeting with taxi and platform industry representatives at the Yongsan Park Promotion Team conference room in the NH Building, Jeong-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul, saying, "The inconvenience to the public is exceeding the limit due to taxis not responding to calls from citizens during late-night hours."

Attendees at the meeting included Minister Won, representatives from the Corporate Taxi Association, Individual Taxi Association, Seoul Corporate Taxi Union, Seoul Individual Taxi Union, Kakao Mobility, and Wooty.

Minister Won emphasized, "It is time for the government and industry to unite with the highest priority on public convenience," adding, "Especially, we need to consider the optimal solutions acceptable to the public to resolve the late-night taxi shortage."

He also stated, "Industry-level self-help efforts, such as improving the income structure of taxi drivers, are absolutely necessary."

Furthermore, Minister Won said, "We will continue various policy efforts to promptly resolve the late-night taxi shortage for the public’s comfortable and quick return home."

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