Just when you thought food deliveries were all about the convenience and the yumminess, there’s a dark side to these. The Ridesharing Forum site picked up stories saying Grubhub has fired delivery workers in New York, and Grubhub Bangladesh workers protest against unfair deactivations. Here’s the scoop.
Grubhub New York
Over in Lower Manhattan, dozens of literally angry Grubhub delivery workers and their supporters held protests there this week to lambast the decision of the app to fire 50 of the workforce and deactivate their accounts once and for all.
“I’ve worked hard for Grubhub for years,” said Mamun Hossen, among the sacked Grubhub delivery workers. “I’ve done nothing wrong other than work reliably for this company. I do not deserve to be deactivated like this.”
The protesters comprised delivery workers, even government officials, as well as immigrant rights groups. They protested outside the office of Wonder, Grubhub’s parent company, along Greenwich Street. They wanted real answers.
The organizers of the rallies, Los Deliveristas Unidos, also an organization representing a whopping 65,000 delivery personnel in New York City, were questioning the decision.
Its director, Luis Cortes, told Ridesharing Forum, “This mass deactivation of workers shows what little regard Wonder and Grubhub have for their workers. It’s ruthless and unjust to just throw workers away like this – and lie about the reasons for it. For two weeks now, these workers have waited for a clear and honest response from the company but have heard nothing.”
However, what’s good is that Grubhub did not just shove them away. A representative for Grubhub said the company is not taking the deactivations lightly, so they are more likely looking into it.
Grubhub Bangladesh
Part of those protesters were Bangladeshis who were working for Grubhub Bangladesh. They also protested outside Grubhub’s New York office, but now they are deactivated.
They are saying that on June 10th, they received similar emails notifying them that they have already been deactivated from the platform.
Ridesharing media reports say that the following day, five of them visited the offices of the protest organizers seeking help with the deactivation. There, they met with more workers who were also asking for help due to deactivation.
The protests came about after them organizing group chats.
In the email, which this site has obtained, it is saying that the workers breached the agreement with Grubhub. The app accused them of engaging in “actions or omissions that were fraudulent, deceptive, or materially impede the operation of GrubHub’s business.”
The email also alleged they were using a second Grubhub account, which isn’t allowed according to the terms and conditions. No evidence of those wrongdoings has surfaced.
“Grubhub deactivated my account, and the explanation they gave is false and makes no sense,” one of them stated. “It is not fair or just to treat workers this way. We are just trying to do our jobs and make a living.”
Ridesharing Forum will keep following this news, and update you should there be any significant developments.