Morocco faces the urgency of regulating VTCs

The deputy of the Democratic Left Federation party, Fatima Zohra Tamni, says the causes of this fight are complex. In a statement to the Kech24 website, she explained that on the one hand, many Moroccans have gotten used to using these apps to order taxis due to the lack of public transportation in some regions, and on the other hand, taxi owners are losing customers and resources due to the owners of these apps who operate illegally.

The fault lies with the state that has not regulated the use of transportation apps, proving its inability to provide public transportation in certain regions and to guarantee the rights of licensed taxi owners, notes the deputy, who stressed the need for the state to create a regulatory framework for this sub-sector of transportation.

For his part, the regional secretary of small taxis at the National Labor Union of Morocco, said that these apps were in high demand during the climate conference held in Marrakech, adding that their owners have already been arrested several times by the police and their vehicles seized. The union leader points out that most of the owners of these apps were unemployed, but today several employees have invested in this sector.