More protests planned as anger sweeps Indonesia’s gig drivers

FILE PHOTO: Posters of Affan Kurniawan, a delivery driver who was run over by a police Mobile Brigade Corps armoured vehicle on August 28, are displayed during a protest by students demanding police reform and the dissolution of the parliament, in front of the Aceh House of Representatives building in Banda Aceh on September 1, 2025. - AFP

JAKARTA: Raden Igun Wicaksono has a warning for Indonesia’s leaders: the fight is just getting started.

The chairman of one of the country’s largest motorcycle taxi associations has promised "greater and greater escalation,” warning that millions of drivers are ready to ignite what he calls the Ojol Revolution, "ojol” being a shorthand for motorcycle taxi drivers booked through apps like Gojek or Grab.