Government is to blame for recent drivers’ strike

For nine hours last Friday, the country was held to ransom after drivers of passenger vehicles decided to down their tools. They were protesting a number of issues, including lack of formal contracts from vehicle owners as well as a demand imposed by national Institute of transport (NIT) that they should undergo training each time they want to renew their driving licences.

TheCitizen

Habari Zinazoendana

10 years ago

IPPmedia

05 Apr

Darcoboa, upcountry drivers strike.

IPPmedia
Darcoboa, upcountry drivers strike.
IPPmedia
The Dar es Salaam Commuter and upcountry bus drivers have threatened to strike today to pressure the government to change its new procedure of acquiring a driving licenses. The existing procedure should be retained because the proposed one is ...

 

10 years ago

Daily News

17 Jul

Drivers threaten fresh strike

Drivers threaten fresh strike
Daily News
TANZANIA Driver's Association has called on the government to immediately announce publicly the steps so far taken on reviewing the contracts, working conditions and other grievances as it was earlier promised. Short of this, the drivers will stage a ...

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

11 Apr

Frustration as drivers’ strike grips Tanzania

Across many sections of the city yesterday one theme dominated the talks -- the drivers’ strike -- because it almost paralysed transport in most parts of the country.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

05 May

Drivers’ strike holds the nation at ransom

>So many were forced to walk to their workplaces while others turned to the  motorcycle and three-wheeled motorcycle taxis popularly known “bodaboda” and “bajaj” respectively in the wake of a countrywide drivers’ strike.

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

07 Dec

Angered bus drivers strike over new tax

Commuter bus drivers in Musoma Municipal are on strike in protest to the municipal's decision to introduce a new tax, of Sh25, 000

 

10 years ago

Daily News

10 Apr

Passenger bus drivers abandon strike

Passenger bus drivers abandon strike
Daily News
EMPLOYMENT contracts topped the items of the agenda as Labour and Employment Minister Gaudentia Kabaka met upcountry and bus drivers on Thursday and they agreed to halt their earlier planned strike. The minister also promised to convene the early ...

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

07 May

Drivers’ strike a sign of sheer desperation

Some Dar es Salaam residents will remember the just-ended bus drivers’ strike as a drama that sent the cost of commuting within the city up by as much as 500 per cent. 

 

10 years ago

Daily News

25 Jan

Commuter bus drivers strike in Mwanza

Commuter bus drivers strike in Mwanza
Daily News
COMMUTERS in Mwanza who ply the Igoma, Kitangiri and Airport route were stranded for seven hours as commuter bus drivers went on strike, allegedly after having been evicted from their parking lot. Commuters and bus drivers hold opposing opinions on ...

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

06 May

Bus drivers end their strike after getting 24hr pledge

>Kinondoni District Commissioner Paul Makonda yesterday managed to persuade bus drivers to resume working after assuring them that the government would have acted on their demands by today.

 

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