The unions oppose the government’s plan to liberalize the public transport sector by allowing Uber in
Hundreds of taxi drivers have taken to the streets in Rome to protest against the government’s plan to liberalize the public transport sector by integrating ride-sharing operators into it.
In the morning, several union representatives were seen chained together in front of the Chigi Palace – the official residence of the prime minister – for the second day in a row. On Tuesday, they were quoted by the local media as saying: “We chained ourselves today to be free tomorrow.”
Videos being posted on social media show firecrackers and smoke bomb explosions in the capital’s central square, Piazza Venezia.
Occasional clashes with police officers, deployed in large quantities to keep the demonstrators out of the government building, have also been reported.
The protest of taxi drivers in Rome continues, bombs towards Mario Draghi. Taxi drivers…
