Cab drivers to go on indefinite strike from Oct 19

Hyderabad: Cab drivers working for Uber, Ola and various IT companies have decided to go an indefinite strike from October 19 onwards for the realisation of their various demands. According to Shaik Salauddin, chairman of the Telangana State Taxi and Drivers JAC, nearly 50,000 cabs will be taking part in this stir. He said they have earlier given a list of their demands to the Transport department, Telangana as well as Uber, Ola and IT sector companies.

Some of their demands include enforcing Uber, Ola cabs and other taxi aggregator services to ensure better living conditions and work standards by charging a minimum fare of Rs 22 per km, place a cap on the number of cabs attached to aggregator market places in order to ensure a minimum business guarantee to all drivers, reinstate off-boarded (off-road) drivers etc.