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South African Uber drivers join global push for worker rights -lawyers

An illustration picture shows the logo of the car-sharing service app Uber on a smartphone next to the picture of an official German taxi sign in Frankfurt, September 15, 2014. [Kai Pfaffenbach, Reuters]

A group of South African Uber drivers are to go to court to seek rights including compensation for unpaid overtime and holiday pay, their lawyers said on Tuesday, hoping for a similar victory to that of British drivers this month.

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