Taxi drivers protest management

Taxi drivers protest management

JAKARTA: At least 100 Gaspermindo taxi drivers thronged the
City Council building on Wednesday, complaining about a lack of
transparency in the taxi company's management.

"We are demanding that the management resign for the lack of
transparency in managing the company. We held a meeting today but
were forced to disperse," the drivers' spokesman, Jose Rizal,
told reporters.

The company is reportedly owned by Muslim activists Eggy
Sudjana and Jumhur Hidayat, who allegedly often compel the
drivers to join their street rallies.

The drivers complained that the company had increased the
price for a KIA sedan taxi from Rp 75 million (US$7,500) to Rp 83
million.

Four drivers, including Jose Rizal, were suspended by the
company for questioning the increase in the taxi prices.--JP