More than 200 buses operated by private company PT Mayasari Bhakti did not operate from Monday to Tuesday because of a strike organized by the bus drivers and their assistants.
The strike left passengers in Bekasi, West Java, stranded for up to six hours, observers said.
Bekasi bus terminal technical services chief Wan Sudrajat said the bottleneck had been occurring since around 5 a.m., and was largely a due to the fact that most Mayasari Bakti buses were not operational.
Hundreds of Mayasari Bhakti bus drivers and their assistants in Cikarang Barat, Bekasi, staged protests against their companies’ polices.
“We demand that the head of the technical division be replaced and that the policy for targeted passenger numbers be revised,” said Hendi, a driver, as quoted by Antara.
The target to pick up 320 passengers during five rounds of the trips has been deemed too difficult, he said.
“If the target is not reached, we are punished for two weeks. How are we supposed to eat if this continues?”
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