Durban taxi strike: 'There are other ways to resolve conflicts'
Nico van Vermeulen with the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of SA says protest action isn't the only way to make one's voice heard.
He's been speaking after thousands of commuters were left stranded during yesterday's taxi strike - affecting various parts of Durban. Taxi drivers blockaded major routes - causing major traffic delays.
Van Vermeulen says there are other ways to raise issues.
"Protest action of this kind invariably have a negative impact on the economies in which they take place. We believe there are alternatives - that is for the taxi industry to sit down with insurance companies and other companies. like fuel companies, to explore the possibility of win-win solutions as opposed to negative protest action," he said.
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