Drivers approach SHRC against Ola Cabs
Hyderabad, March 13 (INN): Several drivers, represented by the Telangana State Human Rights Protection Organisation (TSHRPO), on Friday approached the State Human Rights Commission alleging cheating by the Ola Cabs.
TSHRPO General Secretary Mohammed Fakruddin and Vice-President Syed Meraj gave a representation to the SHRC seeking its intervention to resolve the problems being faced by the drivers who were hired by Ola Cabs company. They told the SHRC that they were in receipt of complaints from a group of cab drivers stating that they were cheated by one Ola Cabs, a company which works as aggregator in the travel industry.
'The drivers have alleged that the company has lured and cheated them by offering huge incentives at the time of joining. Each driver was assured daily income up to Rs 5,000. All this was done to make them quit their regular jobs and join their services. The Ola Cabs apparently wanted to damage the regular cab operators so as to establish its monopoly in the entire market. Hoping that the incentives and pay packages would remain the same, hundreds of drivers have purchased new vehicles by taking huge loans on very high interest rates. Some have mortgaged their houses/gold or other articles,' they alleged in their representation.
The TSHRPO further alleged that the Ola Cabs had slashed incentives and pay packages for all the drivers. 'They already lost their regular jobs and could not return to previous employers and therefore, they are being forced to work as economic slaves,' it alleged.
'Since a private company cannot be asked to pay high incentives/commissions to the drivers, we have requested for stern action against the Ola Cabs for cheating the poor drivers for some timely gains. The company has resorted to unethical business practices and hurt the lives of poor drivers for its own gains. It used drivers as a tool and it should be dealt firmly, as per the law,' the TSHRPO leaders demanded.
They also enclosed the representations received from a group of drivers, along with their complete details.
News Posted: 13 March, 2015
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