Ruslan Sangadji
PALU, Central Sulawesi: At least 60 drivers of Utama Taxi, one of the major taxi companies in the Central Sulawesi capital of Palu, went on strike Thursday, demanding that the company cut rental fees.
They staged a rally in front of Utama Taxi depot, demanding that the management lower the taxi rental fees and cut other obligations imposed on the drivers.
The daily rental fee of Rp 200,000 (US$21.05) that drivers are required to pay to the company is too high because Palu residents still prefer to use public minivans, M. Junaidi, one of the drivers, said.
Junaidi explained that in order to pay the fee and another Rp 50,000 for fuel, the drivers were forced to work round-the-clock. Sometimes despite a 24-hour shift, the drivers were still short of the target amount and were forced to pay out of their own pockets, he said.
Besides asking for lower rental fees, the drivers also asked the management not to burden them with other obligations such as repair costs.***
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