“This job is not enough. I cannot afford to work full time, so my earnings from food delivery is not enough. Especially with these rains, I have had fever twice in the last two weeks,” says Rahul, 19 year old delivery partner with Swiggy in Hyderabad. “Not only have the rains taken a toll on […]
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The ‘Frustrated Loneliness’ Of A ‘Food Delivery Partner’ In South India
The narrow, meandering lanes of HSR Layout in south-eastern Bengaluru has, for some years, held up a sign to the rest of the country on what’s going to be the next big thing in the start-up realm. Flipkart and Swiggy started life a few streets to the west, in Koramangala, HSR’s older, more congested cousin. […]
Swiggy In Hyderabad Witnessed A Delivery Agents ‘Blackout’ For Payment Issues
A section of food delivery executives of Swiggy in Hyderabad are protesting over a reduction in payment scale. The food delivery executives allege that payment scale was changed without any intimation from the management to the employees. Scores of delivery executives are staying away from service as part of the protest. About 200 delivery executives […]