E-hailing drivers threaten more strikes and protests
PPTA says about 1,000 drivers gathered at Zoo Lake in response to the call from Bolt for drivers who have been blocked to come and be unblocked so they may return to work
20 October 2020 - 13:47
E-hailing drivers are planning more strikeS after e-hailing company Bolt allegedly failed to reinstate suspended drivers on its platform.
As part of growing global pressure against the gig economy — a labour market characterised by the prevalence of short-term contracts or freelance work as opposed to permanent jobs — hundreds of drivers for ride-hailing platforms Uber and Bolt took to the streets of SA cities on Monday last week to protest against working conditions and to demand regulation of the industry...
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