Careem’s management met with drivers in a bid to head off a strike after a driver was killed during an apparent armed robbery, PR Director Rana Ghanem told Al Mal. Drivers had threatened to strike to pressure the company to adopt security measures including requiring passengers to add their national ID numbers and photos to the app before they can summon a ride.
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