Uber, Ola drivers strike in India for higher pay
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Among Ongoing BEST Bus Strike In Mumbai, Ola and Uber Drivers Threaten To Go On Strike
Let us know your opinion in the comment section below. File pic With Ola and Uber drivers and labour outfits still adamant about carrying on with the strike, cab services remained affected for the second consecutive day on Tuesday, and will likely continue for a third day, too. Brace yourself for surge pricing on Uber and Ola as the drivers for the two mobile cab aggregators are going on a strike starting on Sunday midnight. New Delhi: A countrywide indefinite strike by drivers of app-based cab aggregators Uber and Ola hit Mumbai and Delhi hard today. Asking for anonymity, he said he could be beaten if he gets caught by his colleagues because he was not going on strike.
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Drivers in other cities like the capital New Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Pune among others would also take part, party leaders said over the weekend. Uber should consider increasing fares to make the situation sustainable, said one Uber driver who has been operating on the platform for three years, and who did not join the strike. The agitation was replete with stone pelting, bus burning and rail and rasta roko incidents, which ended in lathi charge from the police in Kalamboli and Thane. Cab aggregators and are seeing some disruption in their services in Mumbai, Delhi and other cities. Also, the incentives for drivers have dropped from 24 percent last year to 15 percent on gross booking value. The worst-hit were people on way to airport or railway stations.
Among Ongoing BEST Bus Strike In Mumbai, Ola and Uber Drivers Threaten To Go On Strike
The strike is likely to continue on Wednesday, until a decision is reached in the talks. There appears to be no end in sight to the Uber and Ola strike in Mumbai, which has entered its ninth day on Monday. Also download the new mid-day and apps to get latest updates. Several towns and cities in Maharashtra were on edge as the violence spilled over to capital Mumbai, With agitators damaging scores of buses, and disrupting road and rail traffic. It resulted surged prices in Mumbai on the weekend as high as twice the normal fare.
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Two driver partners also confirmed the suicides, but did not want to be named. The drivers demand at least Rs 150-200 minimum fare owing to fuel price hike. However, according to drivers, the fares are still the same, making it difficult for them to meet expenses, even after working longer hours. Ola, Uber drivers protest in Andheri. Please review and accept these changes below to continue using the website. I was able to meet an Ola taxi driver on Monday.
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The rising cost of fuel, caused by higher oil prices and a weak rupee, is the latest setback for drivers already operating on thin margins. But passengers have no choice but to use them. However, as the strike may spread to other cities, public inconvenience is expected to deepen further. As more drivers joined the platforms and the supply of cars increased, the companies started scaling back on incentives. Fuel prices in India have risen more than 20 percent since the start of the year but drivers say fares have not grown at the same rate, making it difficult for them to meet expenses despite working longer hours. One protestor was seen angrily beating a poster of Ola's founder Bhavish Aggarwal with a flip-flop.
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On March 19, their drivers went on an indefinite strike to protest against what they claimed low profit margins they get. Some drivers who were on hunger agitation were booked by the police. Ola and Uber have also assured the association to relook cases of blacklisted drivers, consider rider verification, and said that they have been absorbing fuel price hikes without passing them on to riders and drivers. Last month, these Uber and Ola driver partners had gone on strike to protest low incomes. Hundreds of drivers are participating in strike to protest the falling incentives and income.
Uber, Ola drivers strike in India, demanding higher fares
About 450-500 people have joined us as on Friday 1 December and the number will only increase as the strike day comes closer. Some drivers who were on hunger agitation were booked by the police. He added that Ola representatives are speaking to their directors and will most likely present them with a signed copy of the agreed-to demands. Similarly, two others, Ramprasad Kanojia and Deepak Palande, also took their own lives due to the financial stress, said Ingale, adding that most driver partners are not being able to break even or meet the expenses. The protesters reportedly damaged property worth Rs 10 lakh.
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The Hindustan Times and other local media outlets reported Tuesday that the protests which started in the capital New Delhi may spread to Hyderabad, Bengaluru, and Chennai. This, they claim, has resulted in a fall in earnings and have put them under financial stress. But I can't get a cab now, so I take an auto-rickshaw. Catch up on all the latest here. Ola and Uber cab drivers had gone on a 12-day strike in October-November, causing much inconvenience to commuters as well as losses for the driver partners. A member of the association, however, said drivers presently earn only Rs 4. Uber Management shut its office at Andheri fearing violence and protests.
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Apparently, drivers stopped working from Saturday midnight, and on Sunday, around 40 percent drivers working with and resumed their ongoing strike to protest against low incomes. The strike is led by the transport union of Raj Thackeray's Maharashtra Navnirman Sena. Scores from the community had gathered in the village to celebrate the 1818 victory of the British East India Company over the Peshwas, when violence broke out. Uber strike The driver partners want their minimum fare to increase to Rs 100-150 because of the hike in fuel prices in the last few months. But they are causing trouble to their users because of their interests. I can't get on the bus. Uber Management shut its office at Andheri fearing violence and protests.