Careem and Uber drivers inaugurate an open-ended partial strike of eight hours per day to protest against the exclusion of smart application drivers from the government measure reducing the licensing fees for public transport vehicles by 30%

Country: 
Jordan
Date: 
29/08/2021
Description: 
Careem and Uber drivers inaugurate an open-ended partial strike of eight hours per day to protest against the exclusion of smart application drivers from the government measure reducing the licensing fees for public transport vehicles by 30% as a compensatory measure for the losses provoked by the Corona pandemic
Actors / Mobilising structures: 
Workers group: Self-employed
Mode of action: 
Strike / Strike announcement
Objective: 
Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...)
Protest of a policy / Governmental measure
Cause/ Grievances/ Framing CA: 
Policy grievances
Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights
Spatial characteristics: 
Location on national territory: National level
Frequency: 
Continuous
State response: 
N/A