As part of growing global pressure against the gig economy, hundreds of drivers for ride-hailing platforms Uber and Bolt took to the streets of SA cities on Monday to protest against working conditions and to demand regulation of the industry.
A spokesperson for the drivers, Vhatuka Mbelengwa, said the drivers want protection “for the domestic investment into this industry. We’ve seen billions running through but drivers are getting more poor. We’re struggling to understand how a business can have such high volumes of money flowing through it but drivers are just getting poorer. There’s something wrong from a managerial perspective.”
“These issues are not exclusive to Bolt only. This is across [Bolt and Uber] platforms. We’ve decided to address Bolt first because we find Bolt to be the most notorious app at the moment.” He accused Bolt of arbitrarily blocking drivers. “We don’t think this is right considering the amount of money that it takes to be on the platform.”
The company has about 10,000 drivers in SA. It did not say how many were taking part in the action or what the financial impact is likely to be. “Uber’s dedicated team is closely monitoring this and based on the information we have, this protest is not directly related to Uber,” a spokesperson said.
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