With this announcement, tech motorcycle taxis and carriers continue to operate normally.
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Borrow money from the bank
Mr. VLD (48 years old tech car driver) said after more than 20 years as a rental driver, 3 years ago he saved some capital, he borrowed from more banks to buy a 7 seater car, he registered as a technology taxi driver.
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But from 2020, the Covid-19 epidemic appeared, it did not receive tourists, so the income decreased significantly, all day on the street, the application only exploded a few times. The amount earned is not enough to pay the bank every month. He had to request a transfer to the Ho Chi Minh City area.
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How are drivers supported?
Mr. Ta Long Hy, Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City Taxi Association and Deputy Director General of Vinasun, said that there are about 10,000 taxi drivers in Ho Chi Minh City, only Vinasun has about 5,000 drivers. Since a few days, Vinasun has supported 400-500,000 VND for drivers and created conditions for taxi drivers to advance their salaries, the total amount of support to date is almost 7 billion VND.
 Ho Chi Minh City temporarily suspends public passenger transport to prevent epidemics Photo: Dau Tien Dat |
According to the deputy general manager of Vinasun, in this period, the Department of Transportation allowed the company to operate 200 vehicles to attend to people who go to and from hospitals and medical centers in case of need.
Taxi companies find solutions to help drivers in the context of the Covid-19 epidemic |
A representative of Grab also said that, following the request of the Department of Transportation to prevent and control the Covid-19 epidemic, currently in the application, all 4-wheel services (GrabCar 4 seats, 7 seats) are suspended. During each suspension period, the company has a policy to change the drivers from 4 wheels to 2 wheels, if the driver needs it, he can keep running.
When the Covid-19 epidemic broke out in Ho Chi Minh City, the Department of Transportation required the taxi to open the window, the driver wore a mask, sprayed disinfectant to prevent the epidemic |
“These days, the demand to go to the supermarket, transport goods and deliver goods through the application increases, so when switching to two-wheelers, drivers, in addition to carrying passengers, can run more of these services. to increase their income, “he said. The Grab rep said.
A Be Group representative also said that the company has shut down beCar (4 seats, 7 seats) and the beTaxi, beBike and beDelivery services continue to function normally. Currently, Be implements two driver support programs in parallel: drivers with special and difficult circumstances and drivers infected with Covid-19, who must be isolated in concentration, isolated at home and losing their income completely.
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