Taxi Drivers Protest

Mon, April 4, 2016 / 07:39 pm

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Thousands of Jakarta taxi drivers protest against ride-hailing app in front of the Istana Merdeka, Jakarta, Monday (03/14/2016). During the action they demanded the closure of application service company like Uber, Grab and Gojek. Their presence are illegal as transportation public operating because they have no license as it and have contributed to the decrease of the conventional transportation drivers'income .
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Thousands of Jakarta taxi drivers protest against ride-hailing app in front of the Istana Merdeka, Jakarta, Monday (03/14/2016). During the action they demanded the closure of application service company like Uber, Grab and Gojek. Their presence are illegal as transportation public operating because they have no license as it and have contributed to the decrease of the conventional transportation drivers'income .
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Thousands of Jakarta taxi units and Bajaj parked at Monument Nasional [Monas] while the drivers protest against ride-hailing app in front of the Istana Merdeka, Jakarta, Monday (03/14/2016). During the action they demanded the closure of application service company like Uber, Grab and Gojek. Their presence are illegal as transportation public operating because they have no license as it and have contributed to the decrease of the conventional transportation drivers'income .
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Thousands of Jakarta Taxi units parked at Monument Nasional (Monas) while the drivers protest against ride-hailing app in front of the Istana Merdeka, Jakarta, Monday (03/14/2016). During the action they demanded the closure of application service company like Uber, Grab and Gojek. Their presence are illegal as transportation public operating because they have no license as it and have contributed to the decrease of the conventional transportation drivers'income .
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One of Thousands Jakarta taxi drivers protest against ride-hailing app in front of the DPR MPR Building, Senayan, Jakarta, Tuesday (03/22/2016). During the action they demanded the closure of application service company like Uber, Grab and Gojek. Their presence are illegal as transportation public operating because they have no license as it and have contributed to the decrease of the conventional transportation drivers'income .
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Taxi drivers from two different companies each argument was interrupted by a rally in Jalan Gatot Subroto , Jakarta , Tuesday ( 22/03/2016 ) . Thousands of taxis from different companies protest demanding the closure of the second transport services application which assumed illegaly. This action is a following protest of the previous in front of the Palace , Monday ( 14/03/2016 ) ago
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The Police and some officers were protecting a Taxi from the drivers protest at Senayan, South Jakarta, Tuesday (03/22/2016). Thousands of Jakarta taxi drivers protest against ride-hailing app During the action they demanded the closure of application service company like Uber, Grab and Gojek. Their presence are illegal as transportation public operating because they have no license as it and have contributed to the decrease of the conventional transportation drivers'income .

Thousands of Jakarta taxi drivers, members of the Land Transportation Drivers Association [PPAD], have been protesting against ride-hailing apps. The protests were staged twice, first in front of the State Palace in Jakarta on March 14 and then at several locations such as Senayan, Jl. Sudirman and in front of the Communications and Information Ministry in Central Jakarta on March 22.

The drivers demanded the closure of application service companies such as Uber, Grab and Gojek, which the drivers claim are illegal and have adversely affected their incomes.

The legalization of ride-hailing apps would allow the use of private vehicles for public transportation to flourish. The drivers have denied that they are against technological developments. However, they have urged the government to impose firm regulations on illegal services.

JP/ Wienda Parwitasari