Morocco Taxis

Articles

• Moroccan Taxi Drivers Offer Free Rides to Chronically Ill During Lockdown
  30 March 2020, by Bladi.net

  Taxi drivers in El Jadida have offered their services to chronically ill and disabled people since the implementation of strict containment instructions.
  More than forty small taxi drivers in the city of El Jadida, affiliated with the Union of Syndicates and Associations of Small Taxis in El Jadida, have widely shared their phone numbers, thus demonstrating their solidarity with these two vulnerable social categories, faced with long waiting times and the scarcity of available taxis due (…)

• Rabat Region Taxi Drivers Protest Work Stoppage, Seek Royal Intervention
  24 June 2020, by Sylvanus

  "This decision has only been applied at the level of the Rabat region, unlike the 11 other regions of the kingdom where large taxis were still in operation," said Ibrahim Taie, representative of the taxi drivers, to Hespress. The wali of the Rabat-Salé-Kénitra region had forced this professional category to stop working for 3 months. According to Ibrahim, this work stoppage has caused "an unprecedented financial crisis among taxi drivers, who earn their living day by day, and who for the (…)

• Casablanca Taxi Drivers Strike Over Work Restrictions and Fare Disputes
  5 October 2020, by Ginette

  The chaos reigning in the taxi sector in Casablanca led to a protest strike on Thursday, October 1st. The Casablanca taxi drivers are unhappy and demand an improvement in their working conditions.
  From afar, the sector seems to be governed by well-defined provisions. But this is not the case at all, denounce some strikers to the microphone of l’Économiste. They denounce the fact that the large taxis leaving Casablanca are not authorized to pick up passengers on the return from Berrechid, (…)

• Elderly Taxi Driver Murdered in Brutal Knife Attack Near Agadir Airport
  13 January 2021, by Ginette

  As he was leaving his home on Monday, January 4, this 65-year-old taxi driver had no idea he would end his life, killed by 25 stab wounds. The murder took place at the entrance to the Tine Saïd douar.
  For this grand taxi driver, it was an ordinary day until he found himself face to face with death. That day, at the Biougra station, Chtouka-Ait Baha province, he parks his car and picks up his clients as usual. The clients will get out one by one, until he has only one left, a young man (…)

• Morocco Expands Large Taxi Capacity to 6 Passengers Amid Rising Fuel Costs
  1 March 2022, by Armel

  Following the easing of restrictive measures decreed by the government, large taxis have decided to increase their capacity, now transporting 6 passengers instead of 5.
  This new measure was taken by the trade unions in the sector, representatives of the large taxis, to compensate for the losses related to Covid-19 and especially to cope with the rise in fuel prices, reports l’Opinion.
  Gathered to take stock of their sector, the union leaders said they were "concerned about the (…)

• Morocco Overhauls Taxi Industry with New Regulations to Boost Professionalism
  3 May 2022, by Armel

  The Ministry of the Interior has announced a series of measures dedicated to the management of taxi transport in order to guarantee more professionalism and better conditions.
  According to the ministry’s note, only professional drivers holding a trust license and a professional driver’s card will be able to benefit from delegation contracts for taxi operating permits.
  At the same time, the operating contracts of drivers who do not meet these conditions will not be renewed once they (…)

• Marrakech Airport Taxi Fares Increase: New Zone-Based Pricing Implemented
  1 January 2024, by Said

  The province of Marrakech has just taken an administrative measure, increasing the rates of taxis for trips to and from the Marrakech-Menara International Airport. This decision affects the two categories of taxis and is accompanied by a novelty: customers will now have to pay the single window fees.
  In response to the demands of local taxi unions, an administrative decision has been issued, reports Al3omk. It divides the destinations from Menara airport into 7 zones, according to the (…)

• Marrakech Taxi Drivers Push for Fare Increase Amid Rising Costs
  12 January 2024, by Sylvanus

  The coordination of the small taxi unions in Marrakech insists on the revaluation of the meter rate. Without failing to mention the relevance of its request.
  The coordination of the small taxi unions in Marrakech issued a statement to respond to one of the unions that deemed its request unreasonable. It justifies its request by the rise in the cost of living, diesel, rent, but also by the obligation for small taxi drivers in the ochre city to register for health coverage at their own (…)

• Moroccan Taxi Drivers Plan Protests Over Permit Fee Hikes
  14 January 2024, by Sylvanus

  In Morocco, professionals in the taxi sector say they are victims of blackmail from the holders of the permits under the contract that binds them and plan to organize protest demonstrations.
  A demand that grates the teeth. The permit holders are demanding an increase in the "premium" in exchange for the authorization to operate the taxis, reports Aljarida24. This is enough to provoke the anger of the taxi operators. They intend to organize protest demonstrations in the coming days in (…)

• Morocco Tightens Taxi License Rules, Sparking Driver Concerns
  9 January, by Said

  New regulations regarding taxi licenses in Morocco have caused unrest among drivers.
  The General Directorate of National Security now requires taxi license operators in the first and second categories to present a recent certificate of life of the license holder, under penalty of having their authorization to operate revoked.
  This measure, intended to combat fraud and manipulation, has been received with concern by industry professionals. Deputy Ismaïl Zitouni has questioned the (…)