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New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party leader and Rajya Sabha Member of the Parliament Raghav Chadha on Tuesday shared a post showing how a Blinkit delivery boy works for 15 hours a day and earns only Rs 763. Through his post, Chadha tried to speak on the struggle that delivery boys face in their day-to-day lives.
Sharing a post on X, he wrote, “This is not a ‘gig economy success story’. This is systemic exploitation hidden behind apps & algorithms,” Chadha wrote on X. The MP further added that he raised the issue in the Parliament too.
His post included a screenshot that included the details of the delivery boy's earnings from 28 deliveries in 14 hours and 39 minutes. The delivery boy earned Rs 690.57 from order earnings and only Rs 72 through incentives.
“Low pay, crushing targets, no job security, no dignity for gig workers. This Blinkit case only confirms what millions live every day,” the MP further noted. He added that India won’t be able to build a digital economy “on the backs of underpaid, overworked human beings. Fair wages, humane hours and social security for gig workers are non-negotiable.”
His post earned several reactions online. One of them said, “If you remove petrol charges, Food/drink cost, bike maintenance cost, then effectively his earnings won't exceed 200₹. In the long term, his health will suffer. The exploitation of workers reached its peak. Labour laws are only on paper and that too it favours rich people only.”
