The protests are organized by the Taxi Union, a non-profit association that brings together riders in the taxi and courier industry.

Throughout the week, demonstrations are being held against so-called app taxi companies, such as Uber and Bolt.

The criticism is about the income not being enough.

Anyone who wants a tolerable monthly salary is forced to work much more than a normal full-time week, states the association.

- Many of our members drive six days a week, 12-13 hours a day, and receive a salary of SEK 18,000 after tax, says John van Dinther.

Many are stuck

Among the drivers are those who drive taxis as a sideline, for example during weekends, but many others drive app taxis full time.

For many, it is difficult to find alternative employment, says John van Dinther.

- Some have a residence permit that depends on keeping the work contract.

Others have invested a lot of money in a car to be paid off.

They have no choice, they are stuck.

One of the Taxi Union's demands is that the companies lower the service fee, i.e. the percentage the drivers pay to the app companies on each trip, to 15 percent.

Today, it is often 20-25 percent.

They also want to raise the so-called comparative price for the trips.

Companies raise prices

The company Bolt states in a written response to SVT that it has raised prices several times in the past year, but that the best way to raise the drivers' wages is to generate more runs.

"We clearly see that if we raise the prices, the number of trips decreases and the drivers earn less.

A better model that we see works to increase partner's earnings is to reinvest our income in the form of discounts to customers to increase the number of runs," writes Sweden manager Lina Dahlander.

Uber also states in a written response that it has raised prices in the past year.

"We know that there have been tough times with increased operating costs for drivers, and we want to do what we can to increase earnings.

Among other things, we have introduced several price increases during the last year and continue to monitor developments and listen to driver feedback," writes Uber's Nordic manager Peter Löfstrand.

Hear driver John van Dinther describe how the job affects his everyday life in the video above.