Many are calling for better protection for gig workers, while the police have urged the public to be kind.

Chinese authorities have called for gig workers to be treated with kindness after videos of a delivery rider kneeling before a security guard led to protests by dozens of riders.

Guards stopped the rider from leaving a building in Hangzhou on Monday - saying he damaged railings while scaling them during a rushed delivery.

Worried that his subsequent deliveries would be delayed, the rider got on his knees and pleaded to be let go, the city’s police said in a statement.

The incident sparked outrage online, with many urging better protections for workers in the industry.

  • occhionaut@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    3 months ago

    “Chinese authorities have called for gig workers to be treated with kindness” is like a mob boss telling their goons not to be too obvious about how they extort their ‘insurance’ money.