Delivery Riders Hue & Cry Against Foodpanda Management
It has also been learned that the food delivery app has reduced the commission per ride to Rs 30 from around Rs 70
The delivery riders of Foodpanda gathered outside Lahore Press Club after the management laid off several employees and is not paying insurance money to the existing ones.
It has also been learned that the food delivery app has reduced the commission per ride to Rs 30 from around Rs 70.
The food delivery application that gained popularity with the outbreak of coronavirus in Pakistan is now riding a rocky road as its workers chanted slogans against the administration and waved placards.
Talking to News360, the protestors claimed that the management is neither paying determined salaries nor balancing the loss with any bonus.
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One of the employees told they had raised concerns with the management and after awaiting redressal for over two weeks, they are forced to protest.
Another rider said they are asked to deliver food to remote areas of Lahore and upon denial, they are threatened by the management.
Foodpanda doesn’t hold any responsibility to accommodate the riders in case of an accident or robbery, one of the protesters said.