IWGB take London Mayor to court over ‘discriminatory’ congestion charge payments
London Mayor Sadiq Khan
MINICAB drivers are taking London Mayor Sadiq Khan to court today over “discriminatory” congestion charge payments, which they claim are pushing them into poverty and debt during the pandemic.
Their union, Independent Workers of Great Britain (IWGB), argues that forcing mini cab drivers, who are largely from black, Asian and ethnic minority (BAME) backgrounds, to pay the fee while exempting black cab drivers, who are predominantly white, amounts to indirect discrimination.
Ninety-four per cent of mini cab drivers are BAME, while 88 per cent of black cab drivers are white, according to the union.
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