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View all search resultsAn apparent shortage of online motorcycle taxi (ojol) drivers in Jakarta in recent days has frustrated commuters and exposed deeper problems in Indonesia’s ride-hailing sector, where fare cuts and platform policies are increasingly discouraging gig workers.
Solidarity from people in other Southeast Asian nations may help support a people’s movement in a country and put more pressure on the government to make reforms on policies, experts and activists have said.
A new presidential regulation is slated to offer greater protection for ojol and introduce fare rules for on-demand transportation services, according to the state secretary, following wave of violent protests.
The five Mobile Brigade (Brimob) personnel who were in the back seat of the vehicle that killed Affan Kurniawan were ordered to issue an apology to the public and the National Police leadership alongside administrative sanctions.
A new Jakarta Police program offering cash rewards to ojol (online motorcycle transportation drivers) who “help maintain road safety and monitor crimes” has been met with skepticism, with transport unions cautioning it could spark tensions and potential abuses of authority.
The House of Representatives is moving closer to deliberating a law next year that will regulate on-demand transportation services, following recent protests by gig drivers demanding higher pay and better labor protections.
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