NEW DELHI: A Blinkit delivery partner whose video highlighting meagre daily earnings went viral recently met Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha, days after the lawmaker raised concerns in Parliament over the working conditions of gig workers.
Chadha invited the delivery executive, Thapliyal Ji, a native of Uttarakhand, to his residence for lunch.
The meeting followed the MP’s intervention in the Rajya Sabha, where he flagged issues such as low pay, excessive working hours and the absence of social security for gig economy workers.
During the interaction, Thapliyal Ji shared the challenges faced by delivery partners on a daily basis. He spoke about long and unpredictable work hours, fluctuating income, pressure arising from algorithm-driven targets, and the lack of effective grievance redressal mechanisms or basic workplace protections.
The meeting came days after a video of Thapliyal Ji resurfaced on social media and triggered widespread outrage.
In the clip, he revealed that he earned just Rs 763 after completing 28 deliveries over nearly 15 hours of work in a single day.
The video drew sharp reactions online, with many users questioning the fairness and sustainability of earnings in the gig economy, particularly in the absence of adequate safeguards for workers.
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