O***O
发帖数: 1854 | 1 看下面报道。重庆居然有报纸采访罢工的外卖送餐员。云南、江苏、山东、浙江、山西
、上海、广东、吉林、湖南、广西都有罢工。
去年北京送餐员罢工。我正好赶上。很快无声无息了。流言说工人罢工前把饭吐了吐沫
扔掉（还好不是送到客户家）。
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http://www.clb.org.hk/content/food-delivery-workers-china-strike-over-pay-cuts-and-unfair-work-practices
There have been at least 15 strikes and protests by food delivery workers in
China since 1 May as increased competition among delivery platforms has
drastically reduced workers’ take-home pay.
CLB’s Strike Map has recorded protests by food delivery workers across the
whole of China in Yunnan, Jiangsu, Shandong, Zhejiang, Chongqing, Shanghai,
Guangdong, Jilin, Hunan, Guangxi and Shanxi.
Most recently, on 4 June, workers contracted to food delivery giant Meituan
in the northern city of Taiyuan staged a work stoppage in protest at a wide
range of issues including pay levels, delivery times, insurance and high
accident rates.
The majority of the recent protests have indeed been by delivery workers for
market leader Meituan, a company currently valued at around US$40 billion
but which seems determined to squeeze every last cent out of its workforce.
Following a two-day strike by more than a hundred Meituan workers in
Chongqing on 16 and 17 May, the Chongqing Evening News talked to the
protesting workers about their long list of grievances.
Photo: Chongqing Evening News Slow News
The workers were individual contractors rather than being employed directly
by Meituan itself but their pay and conditions of employment were determined
by the Meituan online platform.
Many of the workers said they were initially attracted to the food delivery
business because they were promised the freedom to choose the orders they
wished to take. However, a new version of the App released on 10 May
penalised workers who refuse to take orders even if the route and timing
make completion of the delivery virtually impossible.
The payment per kilometre has been continually reduced with the lowest
single journey payment now reportedly just 3.6 yuan. The rate for a journey
of three kilometres is six yuan, and delivery times have been reduced from
40 to 36 minutes, while fines for late delivery have been increased.
All the while, drivers have to pay for fuel costs, vehicle repairs and their
own phone bills. Many say they can no longer earn enough to support their
families.
A three-yuan fee for accident and medical insurance is automatically
deducted from the driver’s account each day but drivers say the insurance
company will not pay out if they do not have a valid licence and
registration (many don’t and Meituan is fully aware of this) or were
driving illegally, which they are often forced to do in order to complete
their delivery on time.
Drivers also complained of discrepancies between the Meituan App’s route
and distance calculator and other popular online maps. The drivers alleged
that the distances recorded on the App are much less than, for example, on
the usually reliable Baidu Maps and that Meituan does not take into account
traffic regulations when suggesting routes.
Workers say that when they complain about these unfair practices in WeChat
groups and other online platforms, they can have their accounts frozen or
permanently deleted. With no other avenues of redress available to them,
their only option is to go out on strike. |
