Private taxi drivers marching in front of parliament to raise tariffs

The Tunisian Public Private Taxi Federation organised a protest stop in front of the Assembly of the Representatives of the People's Headquarters in the suburb of Bardo, Tunisia, on Tuesday 3 November 2026. The move came to condemn the vocational and economic difficulties facing the sector, and to call for urgent action to adjust the living and working conditions of professionals.

Protesters demanded that the Ministry of Transport raise the initial order price for the counter strike to 1700 mm, to cope with traffic congestion and high fuel, maintenance and spare parts costs. The demands also included regulatory and legal loopholes to regulate the activity of smart transport applications, limiting non-license holders entering lawful licenses, as well as reintroducing withdrawn licenses in accordance with organized arrangements for irregular transportation.

The Union's Secretary-General, Fuzi Khboushi, considered that the situation of drivers was no longer acceptable under what he described as a policy of continuous harassment targeting professionals in their daily work. The Federation called on Parliament to exercise its supervisory role by directing a complaint to the Ministries of Transport and Interior to deal with existing field and professional problems.

This protest action preceded a path of stalling correspondence and negotiations with the supervisory authority, along with statements by the leadership of the Federation confirming the blocking of institutional dialogue channels and the accumulation of financial burdens resulting from the cost of traffic congestion and car maintenance on various urban roads.

Protesters are awaiting responses from the parliamentary committees and supervisory authorities concerned with the file, amid assurances from Union representatives that future field movements could be stepped up if demands were not met.