HCM City GrabBike drivers go on strike
GrabBike drivers in Ho Chi Minh City on January 10 gathered at the company's headquarters in District 10 to protest against a new hike in revenue share.
A driver, Duong Thanh Luc, said that they don't support the rise in commission rate deduction to 23.6 percent from the current 20 percent which is putting drivers at a financial disadvantage.
"Our income has already been affected by the recent petrol prices hike," Luc said. "With the 20 percent deduction, a fifth of the money earned from each ride has gone to the company, and now how can we live if they want to take more."
Meanwhile, a representative from the company said that the further deduction of 3.6 percent in drivers' commission is, in fact, the drivers' personal income tax that they collect for tax authorities.
"Grab Vietnam has supported its partners or drivers in paying this tax over the past two years, and from January 1, 2018, those with a monthly income of VND8.3 million (USD366) or more will have to pay," the representative said.
Many drivers were not satisfied with the company's explanation, saying that they are having to pay for many costs including internet, petrol, motorbike maintenance costs, and mobile phone services and so their income will be affected by this tax while the Grab service prices stay the same.
Earlier in August, GrabBike drivers in Vietnam also staged a strike and called for a boycott of the ride-sharing app after the company raised the revenue share from 15 percent to 20 percent.
GrabBike drivers in Ho Chi Minh City gather to protest against the company's new hike in revenue share on January 10.
A driver, Duong Thanh Luc, said that they don't support the rise in commission rate deduction to 23.6 percent from the current 20 percent which is putting drivers at a financial disadvantage.
"Our income has already been affected by the recent petrol prices hike," Luc said. "With the 20 percent deduction, a fifth of the money earned from each ride has gone to the company, and now how can we live if they want to take more."
Meanwhile, a representative from the company said that the further deduction of 3.6 percent in drivers' commission is, in fact, the drivers' personal income tax that they collect for tax authorities.
"Grab Vietnam has supported its partners or drivers in paying this tax over the past two years, and from January 1, 2018, those with a monthly income of VND8.3 million (USD366) or more will have to pay," the representative said.
Many drivers were not satisfied with the company's explanation, saying that they are having to pay for many costs including internet, petrol, motorbike maintenance costs, and mobile phone services and so their income will be affected by this tax while the Grab service prices stay the same.
Earlier in August, GrabBike drivers in Vietnam also staged a strike and called for a boycott of the ride-sharing app after the company raised the revenue share from 15 percent to 20 percent.
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