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Drivers of electronic call services said they would not operate in three provinces on Monday.
FILE: Bolt and Uber drivers blocked the N1 drive to both companies’ Marlboro headquarters to deliver their memorandum on February 20, 2020. Image: EWN
JOHANNESBURG – Electronic call drivers in Gauteng, Western Cape and Free State said they would not operate Monday.
Once again, they are trying to draw attention to the need to regulate the industry, saying that the companies that employ them have shown that they don’t take drivers seriously.
The operators said they were taking advantage of Transportation Month to demonstrate their complaints.
“We as operators feel very exploited by app giants Uber and Bolt and we think it is important that regulation is put in place to protect us as operators,” said spokesperson Vhatuka Mbelengwa.
In 2018, email drivers took part in a protest and went offline to alert the public to the conditions in which drivers were working.
That included low profit margins exacerbated by rising gasoline prices.
The system has more than 12,000 operators.
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