While the Grand-Tunis taxi drivers observe this general strike on Monday, May 19, 2025, the individual transport sector is at a turning point. Between tariff crisis, development of digital applications and legislative reform project, tensions are multiplying.
Responding to the call of their basic union, many taxi drivers suspended their activity this morning, organizing a sit-in in front of the headquarters of the Ministry of Transport in Tunis. They demand, in the first place, an urgent revaluation of the meter rate, judging the current “obsolete” prices in the face of galloping inflation and the increase in operating costs (fuel, maintenance, insurance, etc.).
The president of the union, Nader Kazdaghli, believes that “the sector is in crisis” and points to the inaction of the ministry. We need an automatic tariff adjustment mechanism, depending on the cost of living, “he said, today on FM mosaic waves.
In addition to these claims, taxi drivers face another challenge: the rapid development of digital transport platforms, which upset the balances of the sector. If these applications appeal to an increasing clientele, they are often perceived by traditional professionals as unfair competition, benefiting from less regulatory constraints.
The Ministry of Transport has just announced a series of reforms aimed at supervising this new reality. Among the flagship measures: the upcoming implementation of a specific legal framework for non -regular public transport applications, with the objective of creating a structured, fair and more transparent market.
