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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