Taxi drivers stage a sit-in and start a hunger strike in El Mitlawi to protest against the unfair competition of unlicensed drivers transporting passengers, and the non-implementation by the Municipality of agreed-upon agreements aimed at improving the tr
Country:
Tunisia
Date:
11/10/2021
Description:
Taxi drivers stage a sit-in and start a hunger strike in El Mitlawi to protest against the unfair competition of unlicensed drivers transporting passengers and the non-implementation by the Municipality of agreed-upon agreements aimed at improving the transportation sector. This agreement signed in 2020 includes measures such as attributing licenses and permits, organising public transportation stops, and renewing the transportation fleet.
Actors / Mobilising structures:
Workers group: Union / Syndicate
Workers group: Self-employed
Mode of action:
Sit-in
Hunger Strike
Objective:
Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...)
Demands for rights / Services
Cause/ Grievances/ Framing CA:
Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights
Corporatist grievances
Spatial characteristics:
Location on national territory: Governorate level
Frequency:
Episodic
State response:
N/A
Location:
El Mitlawi