Douala: driving school promoters stage strike at regional delegation of transport
Members of the national trade union of driving school promoters, with french acronym, SNEAEC say they will continue to strike if the ministry of transport does not abort the special examinations it implemented for the the issuance of drivers license to applicants and the slashing of the eight months training to four.
The trade unionists made the declaration after they were dispersed from the premises of the Littoral regional delegation of transport where they assembled on Wednesday November 8, 2023.
“The organisation of special sessions is completely against what the law stipulates. The law requires organisation of a driving test only when the number of candidates is more than 40, except for some reasons at the regional level . Unfortunately, today organisation of special sessions are rampant. Instead of having less than 40 candidates, they are having 100 to 200 candidates. Shockingly, candidates we have registered legally are now using the illegal means to get their drivers’ licenses without being well trained and at our detriment,” explained Kamgo Foyou Juste Martial, driving school promoter and a member of SNEAEC.
On the issue of slashed sessions per year, the trade unionists raise alarm as they move from eight sessions to four.
“Four seasons is quite small. It means that in driving schools, we will have just six months to train someone. How do I train somebody technically well, when I have to give him 20 hours of practical in six months! It’s a serious blow to the valorisation of our drivers license. It should have value through out the world,” stressed Kamgo Foyou Juste Martial.
While another party, the national trade union of driving school trainers, sides with the ministry of transport and is trying to convince SNEAEC members to trust in the ministry of transport for a concrete solution, the driving school promoters have vowed they will stop at nothing to pressurize the ministry of transport through written letters and demonstrations.
