translated from Spanish: Taxi drivers will demonstrate against transport applications

The Government of Mexico City alerted the population to the mobilization of taxi drivers planned for next Monday, October 7, which will leave various points of the capital and the State of Mexico and are expected to arrive at the Angel of Independence and the Zocalo capitalino.
The Secretary of Government, Rosa Icela Rodríguez, said that the capital police will maintain a road operation that day, while the Metro and Metrobus will operate as normal as alternatives for the population.
At a press conference, he stated that more than a thousand vehicles could take part in the demonstration expected to be from 05:00 to 14:00, and that the most affected areas of the city will be the north, west and east.
Many of the participants will come from the municipalities of Ecatepec, Nezahualcóyotl, Naucalpan, Atizapán and Cuautitlán in the State of Mexico, while from the capital they will be from Indios Verdes, San Felipe, Santa Fe, Polanco and Tláhuac.
“We call on civility, to mobilize peacefully and not to block roads because this would affect not only many thousands of capitalises, but also affects the emergency services of the population,” said the capital official.
He explained that the march will be led by the National Taxi Movement which will protest against applications for the individual passenger transport service, and indicated that they maintain an open dialogue with the city’s taxi drivers to meet their demands.
What are they asking for? 
The National Movement of Taxidrivers (MNT) will demonstrate in 28 entities in the country against transport that lacks concessions and provides service via digital applications.
According to Bersaín Miranda, president of the group, some 150 thousand affiliates are expected to participate who will not make blockades, as it is a shoot in protest for non-compliance with agreements.
At a press conference in the Capital Zocalo, the leader accused the head of government of Mexico City, Claudia Sheinbaum, as well as the governor of the State of Mexico, Alfredo del Mazo, of privileging piracy in public transport and illegality, rather than support regulated and concessional transport.
Read: Taxi drivers blocked major roads in the CDMX; Dialogue is open: Sheinbaum
The leader of the taxi drivers said that they maintain their stance against the granting of taxi service in private vehicles and not in those who meet the payment of magazines, plates and taximeters, and that in advance the logistics will be made known , mobilization schedules and routes.
Last June, dozens of taxi drivers from the National Taxi Movement and other groups began their protests, demanding that there are unequal conditions and discrimination by the authorities towards taxi dealers, according to them giving privileges to services that work through applications, in terms of formalities and fines, as reported by Notimex.
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Original source in Spanish