Food delivery workers protest 'exploitation' on Twitter; companies deny charges
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Illustration: Rahul Awasthi
Mumbai/Bangalore:Delivery partners for Swiggy and Zomato, who have in the past protested against these companies in traditional ways, are now using social media to amplify their voices. Over the past week or so, a number of new Twitter handles have amped up their protests online, in the backdrop of both Swiggy and
Posts by Twitter users @SwiggyDEHyd and @DeliveryBhoy, who say they work Swiggy and Zomato respectively, detailed the poor treatment meted out to delivery staff. Their complaints include a lack of compensation for skyrocketing petrol prices, absence of first-mile pay, lack of long-distance return bonus, and daily earning caps. Their posts have received thousands of likes and retweets.