Under pressure to show profitability, the grocery delivery company is pushing gig workers to a point of no return.
With the Blinkit versus delivery partners conflict entering its second week, the standoff is shaping up to be one of the most significant ever in India’s gig economy.
So far, Blinkit hasn’t said a word or initiated negotiations with the striking delivery partners. Rather, of the over 400 dark stores it has across India, it has shut down more than 100 in the Delhi National Capital Region—its most significant market. Just in Gurugram, 29 of the 31 dark stores have closed shop.
The App Workers’ Union, a union of platform workers, has been busy trying to bring the delivery …
Shivani is a former writer at The Morning Context. She reported and wrote on the intersection of society, technology and business. Before that, she wrote for Yesterday, our daily news product.
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