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Over 100 striking employees of eKart, Flipkart and Myntra’s logistics division, barged into Flipkart’s Mumbai office in Andheri east. As per News reports, The office was evacuated by the Mumbai Police before the mob gained entry
The staff led by Maharashtra Navnirman Kamgar Sena activists, a trade wing of MNS, threatened to make the protest violent if the concerned officials did not meet them.
As per earlier news reports, The services of online shopping portals Flipkart and Myntra in Mumbai have been severely hit by an agitation of logistics staff demanding better pay and working conditions.
Over 400 delivery boys and shipment sorters working with eKart — the logistics section for the portals — have gone on strike, leaving thousands of shipments undelivered at the portals’ Mumbai offices. The agitating staff, affiliated to Maharashtra Navnirman Kamgar Sena—the trade union wing of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena— have threatened to step up their protest if their demands are not met by August 4.
The staff have stopped collecting goods meant for deliveries from Flipkart’s distribution point at Fort, Lower Parel and Tardeo. On July 28, MNS workers stopped receipt of shipments at Flipkart’s storage centre at Andheri MIDC and Myntra’s cargo facility at Vikhroli.
Maharashtra Navnirman Kamgar Sena secretary Sachin Gole said, “We demand that e-commerce retailers follow labour laws and provide schemes like Employee State Insurance. The demand extends to all e-commerce retailers.”
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News Source- Indian Express
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