Smart application drivers who work for Careem start an open-ended strike nationwide to protest the company's policies and its inaction
Country:
Jordan
Date:
15/05/2022
Description:
Smart application drivers who work for Careem start an open-ended strike nationwide to protest the company's policies and its inaction. They strike 3 hours a day, from 7am to 10am. Drivers demand to reduce the service charge deducted by Careem from 25 to 20%, to halt arbitrary dismissal of drivers, to extend the operational lifetime of their vehicles, to cancel the 4% governmental tax, and to align Careem tariffs with LTRC tariffs. They suspended their strike on June 14 due to the government inaction.
Actors / Mobilising structures:
Workers group: Self-employed
Mode of action:
Strike / Strike announcement
Objective:
Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...)
Cause/ Grievances/ Framing CA:
Corporate grievances
Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights
Spatial characteristics:
Location on national territory: National level
Frequency:
Continuous
State response:
N/A