- Lagos Assembly Summons Uber, Bolt Over Safety, Workers’ Rights Concerns
- The public hearing is scheduled for Tuesday.
- The union alleges systematic neglect and exploitative practices.
The Lagos State House of Assembly in response to a petition from the Amalgamated Union of App-Based Transporters of Nigeria (AUATON), has summoned major ride-hailing companies including Uber, Bolt, Indrive, Rida, and LagRide for a public hearing.
Azeez Jaiyesimi, the chairman of AUATON’s Lagos chapter, made this announcement through a statement issued by the union’s public relations officer, Steven Iwindoye, on Monday.
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The hearing, scheduled for Tuesday aims to address the growing unrest in the ride-hailing sector.
“The Lagos State House of Assembly has summoned Uber, Bolt, Indrive, Rida, and LagRide to appear for a public hearing scheduled for Tuesday, June 17, 2025.
“The hearing aims to address the growing unrest in the ride-hailing sector and create a framework for safer, fairer, and more accountable operations in the Nigerian gig economy,” Mr Jaiyesimi said.
The union filed a public petition to the assembly, raising concerns over insecurity, labour rights violations, and regulatory non-compliance by ride-hailing companies operating in the state.
The petition has the title: ”Public Petition Against Uber, Bolt, Indrive, Rida, and LagRide for non-compliance with the National Collective Agreement and Corporate Negligence, Resulting in the Victimisation of App-Based Transport Workers in Nigeria.”
The union alleges systematic neglect and exploitative practices while stating significant impact these issues have on the lives and livelihoods of thousands of drivers across the state.
The key grievances raised in the petition included ‘driver profiling and passenger safety’, ‘unilateral pricing policies’; ‘lack of welfare support’; ‘commission discrepancies’; ‘suppression of union rights’, among other issues.
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