Taxi organizations in France urge national action from September 5th, protesting against raised healthcare fees at airports, train stations, and fuel depots.
Taxi Professionals Prepare Nationwide Blockade Amidst Government Measures
In a move aimed at resuming dialogue and fostering honest debate, taxi professionals in the country have announced their intention to block the country's roads starting from an unspecified date. This decision comes in response to the government's recent measures that will force taxi professionals to select and arbitrate the transports they carry out.
The new rules, effective from October, are part of a convention published in the Official Journal at the beginning of August. This convention aims to reduce the increasing costs of patient transport by taxis covered by Social Security. However, the taxi profession is expressing concern about these changes, with Rachid Boudjema, the president of the National Union of Taxis, at the forefront of the protests.
Rachid Boudjema has called for commitments from the government to indemnify the taxi profession, citing a lack of social dialogue with the government as a significant concern. He regrets that the government has not been able to reverse the unilateral decision concerning the convention for the transport of sick people sitting.
According to Boudjema, the government is unable to regulate the competition suffered with VTC platforms, a situation that has further aggravated the taxi profession's struggles. Proposals have been put forward by the profession, but the government has not wanted to listen, Boudjema claims.
The key figure behind the September 5 taxi mobilization is Dominique Buisson, Secretary General of the National Taxi Federation (FNDT), who has been a public spokesperson for the protests. No other specific names of leadership members from involved associations are provided in the available sources.
As the deadline for the implementation of the new rules approaches, tensions remain high, with both sides calling for a resolution that addresses the concerns of the taxi profession and ensures the sustainability of the industry in the face of increasing competition and changing regulations.
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