NEWS - NAMIBIA
| 2013-07-26Taxi drivers hand petition to parliament
Clemans Miyanicwe
ACCEPTED ... Secretary of the National Assembly Jakes Jacob signs the petition from the Namibia Transport and Taxi Union (NNTU) while the chief organisers of the strike Joseph Kalimbo and NTTU president Werner Januarie look on. Photos : Henry van Rooi
THE Namibian Transport and Taxi Union (NTTU) yesterday handed over a petition to parliament in which they call for the intervention of lawmakers.
THE Namibian Transport and Taxi Union (NTTU) yesterday handed over a petition to parliament in which they call for the intervention of lawmakers.
The petition was received by the Secretary of the National Assembly, Jake Jacobs, who went to the area where the taxi drivers were protesting in Katutura instead of them marching to parliament.
Some of the taxi drivers had been sleeping at the open field since the strike started.
Upon receiving the petition, Jacob said he will hand it over to the lawmakers.
NTTU president Werner Januarie said they might suspend the strike next week.
The petition incorporates issues such as high traffic fines, insufficient taxi ranks, recognition of drivers by the government and their various institutions, departments, employers and the general public.
NTTU request for more taxi ranks and the lowering of pavements at roads where there is a high movement of the public, as part of their proposal.
According to Januarie the current fines are also highly unjustifiable and grossly unreasonable for the public and taxi drivers. NTTU has given the National Assembly until 24 October to provide them with a satisfactory response.
The union however did not specify the action they will take if National Assembly does not meet this date.
The NTTU-organised taxi strike is ongoing in Walvis Bay, Oshikango and Windhoek.
The petition was received by the Secretary of the National Assembly, Jake Jacobs, who went to the area where the taxi drivers were protesting in Katutura instead of them marching to parliament.
Some of the taxi drivers had been sleeping at the open field since the strike started.
Upon receiving the petition, Jacob said he will hand it over to the lawmakers.
NTTU president Werner Januarie said they might suspend the strike next week.
The petition incorporates issues such as high traffic fines, insufficient taxi ranks, recognition of drivers by the government and their various institutions, departments, employers and the general public.
NTTU request for more taxi ranks and the lowering of pavements at roads where there is a high movement of the public, as part of their proposal.
According to Januarie the current fines are also highly unjustifiable and grossly unreasonable for the public and taxi drivers. NTTU has given the National Assembly until 24 October to provide them with a satisfactory response.
The union however did not specify the action they will take if National Assembly does not meet this date.
The NTTU-organised taxi strike is ongoing in Walvis Bay, Oshikango and Windhoek.
