decadentrebel to Philippines@lemmy.worldEnglish • 1 year agoAt least 45,000 Metro Manila drivers, operators to join 3-day transport strike – Manibelawww.cnnphilippines.commessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up114arrow-down10
arrow-up114arrow-down1external-linkAt least 45,000 Metro Manila drivers, operators to join 3-day transport strike – Manibelawww.cnnphilippines.comdecadentrebel to Philippines@lemmy.worldEnglish • 1 year agomessage-square2fedilink
minus-square@IcySyndicate@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish1•1 year agoI don’t want to sound like i’m anti-poor here but i often see them mentioning about losing their jobs. Wouldn’t it be easier for them to transition as bus drivers? A lot of these modern jeepneys are glorified mini buses. Just with a smaller capacity
minus-squaretahannlinkEnglish2•1 year agoSana talaga madali, pero hindi. You need additional training and certificates to drive a bus. Konti lang din ang franchise ng buses at yung pwede mag transition into bus driving. People already spent for their jeeps at yung iba di pa bayad or nakakabawi May benefits ang pagiging self-employed kaysa sa employed, lalo na people these days are made to hate on labor unions
I don’t want to sound like i’m anti-poor here but i often see them mentioning about losing their jobs. Wouldn’t it be easier for them to transition as bus drivers? A lot of these modern jeepneys are glorified mini buses. Just with a smaller capacity
Sana talaga madali, pero hindi.