Thousands of drivers for ride-hailing services Uber and Cabify, waving flags and chanting slogans such as "we want to work", marched down Madrid's central boulevard ahead of plans by the government to tighten regulation.
Drivers from both companies, which have faced complaints from taxi drivers all over the world for allegedly providing unfair competition, offered free rides for 12 hours a day before the strike, business association Unauto said.
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