Grab bike protest! 1,000+ riders have 5 demands - company ask for two weeks to respond

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Grab bike protest! 1,000+ riders have 5 demands - company ask for two weeks to respond

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Daily News reported that more than 1,000 Grab Bike riders protested outside Grab Thailand's head office on New Phetchaburi Road in Bangkok yesterday. 

 

They had five demands related to what they see as unfair work practices. 

 

Makkasan police and security at the Thanaphum Building erected barriers to keep the protesters out. 

 

Their demands are about dividing up the city and surrounding provinces, requirements to buy "Grab Express" bags, changes to remuneration arrangements that have been reduced, accident insurance cover and unjust division of labor practices.

 

Company executives emerged and agreed to address the demands within the next 7-15 days and meet with representatives of the bikers. 

 

This was met with applause and cheers and the crowd dispersed. 

 

The latest protest follows a similar one from Grab riders in Pattaya, notes Thaivisa. 

 

Source: Daily News

 

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[AbeNormal]

in pattaya they have been working and earning well these last 7 months while others in the city are starving

 

you won't see any grab drivers amongst the 1000's lining up for food handouts

[tonray]

11 minutes ago, AbeNormal said:

in pattaya they have been working and earning well these last 7 months while others in the city are starving

 

you won't see any grab drivers amongst the 1000's lining up for food handouts

Yeah during the height of the  lockdown....on my once weekly trip to the Bug-C, dozens of GraB drivers queued up at every restaurant filling delivery requests. But the taxi part of the  business not so good.

[CorpusChristie]

There are now too many food delivery drivers compared to the demand for food being delivered .

Raise the prices and even fewer people will use them .

Grab need to have a certain number of drivers for anyone to make a profit , too many drivers, not enough customers .

[PremiumLane]

Good on them, hope they get what they need. Tired of big companies shafting their workers, while their CEOs and shareholders get richer

[toast1]

Yes, how dare entrepreneurs create successful businesses that give people jobs and prosperity, why can't we all be like Cuba. We can all be poor and live as happy little serfs.
Damn those clever people and their dastardly plans to make our lives more convenient!

 

[CGW]

5 minutes ago, toast1 said:

Damn those clever people and their dastardly plans to make our lives more convenient!

exactly, good of you to defend capitalism 

How else would they make fortunes without charging 30%+ and shafting the workers, works for all the global companies like Amazon, gives them plenty of spare cash to send to the BLM commie folks ???? 

[ExpatOne]

This is what it looks like when the Taxi mafia decides to get in on Grab popularity.

[Dap]

Really? Two weeks is BS!!

[jpduggan]

   These Grab drivers have surpassed all others as the most dangerous in my opinion. 

[hotchilli]

21 hours ago, webfact said:

Daily News reported that more than 1,000 Grab Bike riders protested outside Grab Thailand's head office on New Phetchaburi Road in Bangkok yesterday. 

No organisers arrested for breaking the emergency decree about having a crowd gather and risking the spread of covid...

hmmmm interesting