NEW DELHI: If you are having trouble finding an Uber or Ola for yourself, it is because 3,000 of their drivers have aggregated at the Jantar Mantar in Delhi to strike against the two companies.A Delhi-based association, Sarvodaya Driver Association of Delhi has called for an indefinite strike from Friday morning against Uber and Ola. Two members of the association have even gone on a hunger strike.The strikers are enraged about the fall in earnings and lesser perks, amongst other issues. Claiming that they only get Rs 6/km from every ride, the strikers are demanding that these companies pay them the government sanctioned fare. "A small group of people are disrupting the Uber service in parts of Delhi, and there have been isolated reports of threats and intimidation. "We are in talks with the drivers and many systems are already in place for complaint resolution.
Source: Economic Times February 10, 2017 10:39 UTC