Spokesmen for the taxi unions are calling for the government to award pensions to the taxi drivers that under the new Transport and Transit Law 63-17 will no longer be authorized to drive public transport vehicles. Santiago Zamora, spokesmen for the union of touristic taxis (Codotatur), explained that Art. 101 of the new law prohibits that those over 65 years of age drive taxis. He estimated there are around 80,000 taxi drivers in service. Zamora said that there are around 15,000 taxis in the touristic sector alone and a majority of these drivers are over 65 years old.
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Listin Diario
2 August 2017
