Hundreds of Careem drivers in Jordan said they would go on strike...to protest their working conditions...

Strikers say the Careem rideshare company, which is based in Dubai, has failed to meet their demands despite repeated meetings with company representatives and with Jordan's Land Transport Regulatory Commission (LTRC), a government body regulating transport services in the kingdom.

One of the strikers' main demands is the reduction of commission fees for each trip from 20 to 15 percent. “The company deducts a percentage of our money, claiming that it is a government tax. We asked many authorities what this tax is, but to no avail," Mohammed Abu Mushref, a member of the Union of Captains of Smart Applications...

Rideshare and delivery companies are facing a wave of worker backlash in the region...