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Uber drivers protest Machnouk’s attacks on service
Date of incident:
December 21, 2017
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Lebanese Civilians
Uber drivers held an impromptu protest, a day after Interior Minister Nouhad Machnouk said that the popular ride-hailing app was unsafe and called on the Lebanese people to use local taxi companies instead. The minister’s remarks were made after a driver contracted with the company was named as the prime suspect in the murder of British national Rebecca Dykes.
Around 56 Uber drivers staged the Thursday morning demonstration near the Beirut Digital District building Downtown where Uber’s Lebanon offices are located.
Primary category:
Collective Action [inc. protests, solidarity movements...]
Classification of conflict (primary):
Policy conflicts
Conflicts associated with political decisions, government or state policies regarding matters of public concern, such as debates concerning law reforms, electoral laws, and protests of the government’s political decisions, among others.
Classification of conflict(secondary):
Conflicts of socio-economic development
Conflicts associated with lack of, or gaps in economic development, opportunities and access to resources.
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