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Jan142012

Taxi Strike In Italy In Protest At 'Liberalization'

DateSaturday, January 14, 2012

Row upon row of taxi sat empty and idle in Milan on Friday, as drivers called a one-day unauthorised strike in Italy.

Vehicles were not taking fares in Rome, Turin or Naples either, in a protest against new measures proposed by Prime Minister Mario Monti. The government wants to liberalise the industry, creating more licences and more competition.

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