Mangaluru: Zomato workers sit dharna seeking fulfillment of demands
Mangaluru, Jan 20: Seeking fulfillment of their demands, Zomato workers staged a protest at Balmatta ground here on Sunday afternoon.
The agitators said that the company has stopped giving incentive to the workers for the last few months and restrictions were being imposed day by day due to which they were finding it difficult to work in the the company, they said.
Workers leader Abdul Rahman said that if the workers died in accidents, they were not being given any compensation. In the beginning the company said that it would give compensation if the workers admitted in hospital for 12 hours. Though some workers have met with accidents and got treatment, the company has not given any insurance benefits to the victims, he alleged.
Some workers have received message regarding the new rules and restrictions yesterday at 11 pm and some others have not received any information. There were more than 300 Zomato workers in Mangaluru. Though company CEO visited the office and met the workers, nothing was improved. If their demands were not fulfilled, they would not attend the work, he said.
Another worker Nouman said that before joining the company, it has assured of providing incentives, Referral bonus, Driving bonus and compensation for accidents. But now, it has not maintained its promises.
If something happened to any worker, they have to collect amount from the workers to give compensation. They have been working in the company for the last four months. Recently, the company has hired new workers who have been introducing fresh restrictions and norms.
Earlier, they were given Rs 30 per trip and it was reduced to Rs 25. Moreover, the company has been putting pressure on the workers to get ratings from customers. But majority of the customers won't give ratings due to which the company has been posing problems to workers, he said.
Another worker said that sometimes, customers place orders online and cancel their orders for some reasons. But the company has been compensating the loss by cutting the workers salary. Though the workers have been working from 8am to 11pm in traffic, the company has been cheating the workers, he alleged.
No response
When Varthabharati tried to contact company heads Rakesh and Abhishek over phone for several times, they have not responded.
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Trump says he ‘hasn’t even thought about’ continuing Iran ceasefire
Washington: US President Donald Trump has said he has not yet considered whether he would continue the ceasefire involving Iran, while also claiming the United States holds the advantage in negotiations.
Speaking to reporters, Trump said he was prepared to make a deal with “whoever is running the show” in Iran.
“They are fighting with each other, there’s tremendous infighting. They’re probably fighting for leadership in many cases. I think they’re fighting not to be leader because we knocked out two levels of leaders,” he said.
Trump added, “When they want they can call me. We have all the cards, we’ve won everything.”
Referring to ongoing negotiations, he said, “They gave us a paper that should’ve been better. And, interestingly, immediately when I cancelled it [envoy trip to Pakistan], within 10 minutes we got a new paper that was much better.”
“We talked about they will not have a nuclear weapon, very simple … They offered a lot, but not enough,” he added.
When asked whether he would continue the ceasefire, Trump replied, “I haven’t even thought about it.”
The remarks come as uncertainty remains over the future of the temporary truce and broader negotiations between Washington and Tehran.
