Making a stand: Tens of thousands taxi drivers participating in the rally near the government complex in Seoul. — AP
SEOUL: Tens of thousands of South Korean taxi-drivers held a massive rally in Seoul saying a carpooling service planned by the operator of the country’s top chat app would threaten their livelihoods and jobs.
The protest is the latest challenge to ride-sharing services in South Korea, which has one of the world’s highest smartphone penetration rates, with nearly half its population of about 51 million living in the Seoul metropolitan area.
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