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View all search resultsThe regional administrations in the Greater Jakarta area have decided to prohibit app-based ride-hailing ojek (motorcycle taxi) drivers from transporting passengers during a partial lockdown despite a new ministerial regulation saying otherwise.
Health Ministry Regulation No. 9/2020 on the guidelines for large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) stipulates various restrictions, including the ban on ojek services for passengers. However, ojek drivers are still permitted to transport goods.
Associations of app-based ojek (motorcycle taxi) drivers have demanded compensation from the government for their projected losses from the implementation of large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) in Jakarta aimed to breaking the chain of COVID-19 infection in the capital city.
While the ojol drivers association and ride-hailing companies have generally welcomed the new pricing policy, a consumer protection group has pointed to a paradox between the fare rise and declining level of services.
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