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Transport lobby accuses ride-sharing apps of predatory pricing

( March 17, 2016, 08:02 GMT | Insight) -- In a letter to President Joko Widodo, Indonesia’s Land Transportation Owners Organization, or Organda, has accused ride-sharing apps of predatory pricing that breaches Law No. 8 of 2009 on traffic and road transport and Law No. 5 of 1999 on competition, Antara reports.In a letter to President Joko Widodo, Indonesia’s Land Transportation Owners Organization, or Organda, has accused ride-sharing apps of predatory pricing that breaches Law No. 8 of 2009 on traffic and road transport and Law No. 5 of 1999 on competition, Antara reports. Organda Chairman Adrianto Djokosoetono said ride-sharing services were illegal because they lacked official transport operators' licenses. He added that by charging low prices, ride-sharing apps had engaged in predatory pricing, damaging local transport businesses and creating unfair competition as forbidden under competition law. He demanded that the president ban such services. Organda counts 1 million entrepreneurs and 20 million public transport drivers among its membership. ...

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