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Categories: POLITICS

Costa Rica ride‑hailing regulation protests

Entities: Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica · Uber · Gilbert Ureña · Costa Rica · Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social (CCSS)

Overview

In late July 2026, Costa Rican platform drivers warned that a draft law (bill 23‑736) intended to regulate digital mobility services such as Uber would impose mandatory registration, retroactive social‑security charges and bans on operating in key tourist zones, threatening the livelihoods of more than 35,000 families.

A week later, a broader coalition of transport workers—including taxi drivers, bus operators and other sector groups—organized a demonstration in San José to press legislators to approve the same bill. While framing the action as a show of support rather than a strike, they called for the law to require platform drivers to register with the Costa Rican Social Security and the Ministry of Finance, echoing concerns about retroactive fines and legal uncertainty raised in the earlier protest.

Timeline

  1. about 17 hours ago

    [POLITICS] 2 sources
    Costa Rica transport workers protest regulation of ride‑hailing platforms

    Costa Rican taxi and bus drivers will protest on July 28, marching from the CCSS building to the Legislative Assembly to back bill 23.736 that would regulate ride‑hailing platforms like Uber and DiDi.

  2. 8 days ago

    [POLITICS] 3 sources
    Costa Rica platform drivers protest bill that would tax rides and affect 35,000 families

    APRIMOTEC says Costa Rica's draft platform‑driver law would tax rides, restrict airport access and force independent‑worker registration, threatening 35,000 families.

Sources

delfino.cr · diarioextra.com · elmundo.cr · monumental.co.cr