Public minivan drivers on strike

Public minivan drivers on strike

TANGERANG: About 500 public minivan drivers in Tangerang went
on strike on Monday to protest the presence of a new public
minivan route they said took away their business.

Tangerang Public Minivan Drivers Solidarity group chairman
Ujang said the regency and Tangerang Council should cancel the
license for the new route which was depriving drivers on 12 other
routes of their daily earnings, Tempointeraktif reported.

The new route traverses Kotabumi, Jl. Raya Pasar Kemis, Jati,
Dumpit, Harapan Kita and Lippo Karawaci.

The drivers also demanded the administration take stern action
to stop drivers passing through Binong village being charged
illegal levies of up to Rp 3,000, Ujang said.

The drivers promised a larger protest if the administration
and councillors ignored their demands. -- JP