Weyala
Weyala operates in share taxis, usually like this sky blue and white colored minibus
Occupation
Names"Redat" (Amharic: ረዳት, "Assistant")[1]
Occupation type
Activity sectors
Public transport
Description
CompetenciesInformal skill

A weyala (Amharic: ወያላ[2]) is a conductor who receives fares on minibus share taxis in Ethiopia.[2][3][4] He also has the duty of informing potential passengers of the destination they are heading and the price they need to pay, and informing the taxi driver to stop when a passenger wants to disembark. They also collect the appropriate price from the passenger as the taxi is moving and generally keeping the law on board the minibus taxi. Weyalas can be from various age groups,[5] and in recent times, women have been known to work as weyalas.

References

  1. ^ "COVID-19 reveals risky life on the buses for Ethiopia's child". Reuters. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b Stranger, Yves (1 November 2014). "Ethiopia in a Blue and White Nutshell". The Reporter. AllAfrica.com. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  3. ^ Getnet Alemu; Edilegnaw Wale (2007), Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on the Ethiopian Economy, Ethiopian Economic Association, vol. 2, p. 103, ISBN 978-99944-54-06-8 ((citation)): Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ^ The Management of Commercial Road Transport in Ethiopia. Private Sector Development Hub/Addis Ababa Chamber of Commerce and Sectoral Associations. 2009. p. 179. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  5. ^ Daniel Kassahun; Meron Assefa (2005). "Issues in Urban Poverty: Two Selected Papers". FSS Studies on Poverty. Forum for Social Studies (5): 40, 48. ISBN 978-1-904855-73-6. Retrieved 14 November 2014.


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