More than 10,000 cab drivers on strike in Guangzhou

On Wednesday October 15, 2014, the day the Guangzhou Autumn Trade Fair opened, more than 10,000 cab drivers from the city’s three largest taxi companies (Guangjun, Traffic, and Baiyun Taxi) went on strike. The drivers say there are too many illegal cabs, and that starting fares and fuel subsidies are too low, making it hard for them to earn a living. That day, 90 percent of Guangzhou cabs were on strike.  The majority of striking cabs massed on Tangxia, Pazhou, and Yuejiang Roads and in front of the Huadu District government. On Thursday October 16, 2014 the strike continued.

Netizen “Elegant wing” said: Every month every taxi has to pay more than ¥10,000, each car has two drivers, each driver has to pay more than ¥5000. They must also pay their own social security tax (including the amount the company should pay), auto maintenance, and this must be done in the company’s auto shop so the company makes more from the drivers.

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