Responding To The Ojol Demo, Grab Denies Cutting Driver's Income

Grab Indonesia (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - Grab Indonesia has opened its voice regarding the demonstration carried out by online motorcycle taxi drivers (ojol) accompanied by the action of turning off the application simultaneously today, Thursday, August 29.

Grab Indonesia's Chief of Public Affairs, Grab Munusamy, said Grab always respects the right of driver partners to voice their opinions and aspirations as long as they are carried out in an orderly, peaceful manner, and in accordance with applicable regulations.

"We also provide a platform for Mitra to express opinions and input through various existing communication channels, including through Grab Support services and face-to-face activities between Grab representatives and the Mitra Driver community which are carried out regularly," he said in a statement to the media, Thursday, August 29.

He also emphasized that the amount of Grab delivery service tariffs has been calculated carefully in accordance with the provisions of Article 3 of the Minister of Communication and Information Regulation No. 1/Per/M.Kominfo/01/2012 concerning the Commercial Post Service Tariff Formula and designed to maintain driver Partner income, as well as the stability of market demand for Grab services.

"We guarantee that Grab Indonesia has never cut Mitra Driver's income to be allocated as a discount for consumers," continued

It is said that all of the promotional costs that Grab uses come from the company and are designed to help increase demand from consumers, which is ultimately expected to positively affect the driver's income.

"Grab adheres to good business practices and always strives to provide access to protection and work benefits for driver partners," he added.

Based on VOI records, the online motorcycle taxi community (ojol) and couriers throughout Jabodetabek will hold a demonstration on Thursday 29 August. The action will be carried out starting from the Gojek office in Central Jakarta and the Grab office in South Jakarta to the State Palace.

The action will convey some guidance to the government and application provider companies. This action will be followed by the ojol and courier masses carrying the name of the Indonesian Guard's Two-wheeled Online Transportation Driver Association followed by 500-1,000 people.

Chairman of the Indonesian Guard Igun Wicaksono said demonstrations would be carried out peacefully without any provocation from anywhere. This is in order to maintain joint order in order to achieve the purpose of peaceful action.

According to Igun, the masses who demanded a clear legal standing for these ojol drivers so that the company does not do what it wants to ojol partners and couriers.

"Without any solution from the platform and without being given strict sanctions by the government, this is what causes various protest movements from partners," said Igun.