The week-long disruption to Blinkit’s operations in the Delhi NCR region due to delivery partners protest over a new pay structure have caused no material impact on the financial performance, with a hit of less than one percent in revenue, the quick commerce company’s parent Zomato said in a stock exchange filing on Wednesday.
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“The company is giving veiled threats to the workers by saying that the new pay structure is an opt-in exercise. This only implies that the company would excise any worker who would not opt for the new pay structure. Moreover, the company has also resorted to blocking the IDs of various striking workers which amounts to effectively firing them,” he explained.
“It should be noted that despite the intimidation by the company, the workers are still on strike across several Blinkit dark stores in Delhi NCR,” he added.
Representatives at workers’ unions pointed out that only a handful are on strike, while many have left the jobs altogether, finding the pay too low to sustain their livelihoods. “Many have either joined other e-commerce companies or returned to their villages,” said Gautam.
The delivery partners still-on-protest under the App Workers’ Union (AWU) are planning to approach the Union Labour Ministry, demanding that “the arbitrary imposition of the new pay structure be rescinded”.
First Published: Apr 19, 2023 11:36 AM IST
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