Drivers threaten strike over daytime delivery ban
Nocturnal working hours since the new transport rules came into force Sunday have forced drivers “to move beyond human nature and live in a manner that could risk the loss of good health”.
06 Apr 2018, 9:00 AM
Goods vehicle drivers have threatened to go on strike in protest against a ban on daytime delivery within Malé City.
A group of drivers told the economic development ministry in a letter Wednesday that nocturnal working hours have forced them “to move beyond human nature and live in a manner that could risk the loss of good health”.
Calling for the ministry to scrap the regulations, the lorry and pickup drivers said they will exercise their constitutional right to strike unless concerns are addressed, local media reported.
The drivers’ appeal came after dockworkers at the Malé port staged a short-lived strike and doubled their fees when the ban came into force on April 1.
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