Uber drivers in Pakistan have been asked to attend mandatory seminars on sexual harassment before they can accept passengers through the ride-hailing app.
Uber parks in Lahore have announced the start of operations.
Uber spokesperson Shaden Abdellatif said, “It’s basic things, like they might not know that telling a girl that she’s pretty could actually constitute sexual harassment.”
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Furthermore, drivers will also be required to go through additional screening hurdles, including submitting a police verification certificate and a character referral, which Abdellatif described as a common facet of service-industry jobs in Pakistan “that recommends that person and says the person has a good work ethic and has worked in this job.”
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The ride-hailing app, which has for now only launched in Lahore, will accept cash transactions as credit and debit cards are uncommon in the country. By one estimate, there are about 23 million cards among 182 million people. Uber’s latest launch is part of a $250 million expansion throughout the Middle East and North Africa.
