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Foodpanda delivery worker has broken bones while delivering meals. The Labour Department confirms that it belongs to a work-related injury company.

2021-11-18T07:52:36.272Z


The Free Workers Branch of the Service Industry Federation recently received a request for help from a Foodpanda employee who was injured at work. The victim encountered an accident during a bicycle delivery in Tin Shui Wai in July. He fractured his left hand and needed to be admitted to the hospital.


The Free Workers Branch of the Service Industry Federation recently received a request for help from a Foodpanda employee who was injured at work. The victim encountered an accident during a bicycle delivery in Tin Shui Wai in July. He suffered a fracture in his left hand and required hospitalization for surgery. He has not recovered yet. .

The victim has recently received a letter from the Labour Department confirming that the accident was a work-related injury, but Foodpanda responded that the delivery workers were self-employed and did not recognize the responsibility for work-related injuries.

The Federation of Trade Unions suggested that take-out platforms must be regulated and registered, and that the Labour Department must strictly enforce the law to establish employer-employee relationships.


The Federation of Trade Unions held a press conference today (18th) with the lawyer and the injured employee.

Injured employee Yabao said that in July this year, he suffered an accident while riding a bicycle to deliver food in Tianshuiwei. He fractured his left hand and needed to be admitted to the hospital for surgery. He has not recovered yet.

He had to be hospitalized for five days due to the incident, and all medical expenses exceeding several thousand yuan must be paid by himself. Foodpanda did not have any monetary compensation. "So far, there is no sympathy." He also pointed out that the incident was confirmed by the Labour Department as a work accident, but Foodpanda Rejection of responsibility only emphasizes that the delivery workers are self-employed, so they can only ask the union for help.

Wu Qiubei, the chairman of the Federation of Trade Unions, denounced that the service providers are completely controlled by these electronic platforms. After the accident, the takeaway platforms "evade responsibility and go to the law." "No social responsibility is unacceptable." He believes that the Labour Department is reckless. "Workers' benefits, life, health and safety" require the Labour Department to crack down on the "false self-employment" model.

Union voluntary lawyer Liu Jiahua said that the electronic platform is a new industry. He took the Uber case in the United Kingdom as an example, saying that the surface freedom is like casual labor, but the company's control is much higher than that of free casual labor.

Employees have no "talking rights" for each order process, and cannot negotiate prices with customers. The company controls the entire service model.

The Federation of Trade Unions suggested that electronic service platforms must be regulated and registered, and the Labour Department must strictly enforce the law to establish employer-employee relations.

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