The Consejo de Transporte Público (The Council of Public Transport) will take a week to come up with changes in regulations that cover what are being called “special transports” or servicio de porteo. Many are drivers who work in tourism.
A decree appeared in the La Gaceta official newspaper Oct. 15 tightening the controls of the central government over such workers. The drivers engaged in slow-moving protests Monday and eventually met with transport ministry officials.
The Ministerio de Obras Públicas y Transportes said that the rule that each driver must have a contract with those who are being carried would not be waived.
In addition, the Council and the Costa Rican Institute of Tourism must approve the vehicles involved. However now the drivers are arguing that under the rules set down Oct. 15 only big corporations would be able to do the work.
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