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Thousands of Jakarta drivers protest against ride-hailing app

A poster voicing a protest against application-based taxis in Kuta, Bali, on Feb

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya (The Jakarta Post)
Jakarta
Mon, March 14, 2016

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Thousands of Jakarta drivers protest against ride-hailing app

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span class="inline inline-center">A poster voicing a protest against application-based taxis in Kuta, Bali, on Feb. 20. Similar posters have also been put in several locations on the famous island in protest against the operation of Uber and Grab Taxi vehicles.(Antara/Fikri Yusuf)

At least 2,000 members of the Land Transportation Drivers Association (PPAD) plan to protest in Jakarta on Monday against the mushrooming of ride-hailing smartphone apps and vehicles that pose a threat to their business.

Drivers of taxis and city busses will protest at City Hall, at the Communication and Informatics Ministry and at the State Palace, said Adj. Sr. Comr Budiyanto from the Jakarta Police's traffic directorate.

Representatives of PPAD aim to meet with Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama and President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, or State Secretary Pratikno.

"They want to convey their protestations regarding the presence of illegal transportation operating as non-public transportation through application service companies," Budiyanto said in a statement on Monday.

Moreover, the group will also protest against the 2015 Jakarta regulation on vehicle rejuvenation.

Various protests are to be conducted simultaneously around Greater Jakarta (Jabodetabek), with drivers wearing black arm bans to mark the death of transportation services in Indonesia.

Chairman of the group Jakarta Land Transportation Owners (Organda) told kompas.com that he urged people to use other means of [non-app based] transportation following the protest.

Ride-hailing applications like US-based Uber and Malaysian-based Grab Taxi have been at the center of protests since last year. Drivers of traditional motorcycle-taxis, commonly known as ojek, have also protested the presence of ride-hailing applications introduced by homegrown company Gojek and Malaysia's Grab Bike. (rin)(+)

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