Chinese regulators meet with delivery firms, call for stronger labour rights
Published: 03:08 PM,Aug 08,2021 | EDITED : 07:08 PM,Aug 08,2021
Delivery workers wait for online orders at a shopping area in Beijing. — Reuters
BEIJING: China’s delivery platform companies including Meituan and Alibaba’s Ele.me recently joined a meeting with government regulators on improving safety and labour rights for delivery workers.
Food delivery platforms, in the spotlight due to China’s regulatory reforms, have attracted severe criticism on social media for their treatment of delivery workers, most of whom are not covered by basic social and medical insurance.
The meeting included officials from the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, according to a Saturday notice on WeChat by the Ministry of Emergency Management, which also attended.
Firms should strengthen safety and labour rights protections, and not set performance indicators which harm the health of workers, according to the meeting. — Reuters
Food delivery platforms, in the spotlight due to China’s regulatory reforms, have attracted severe criticism on social media for their treatment of delivery workers, most of whom are not covered by basic social and medical insurance.
The meeting included officials from the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, according to a Saturday notice on WeChat by the Ministry of Emergency Management, which also attended.
Firms should strengthen safety and labour rights protections, and not set performance indicators which harm the health of workers, according to the meeting. — Reuters