The Indian Federation of App based Transport Workers (IFAT), an association that has members from 19 Indian states, has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to direct the cab aggregators to reduce their commissions to 5% till the time the COVID-19 pandemic is controlled and business returns to normalcy. 492 people in India have tested positive for the virus, which has so far claimed 9 lives in the country, according to data maintained by the health ministry. The COVID-19 pandemic has forced states and union territories in India to curtail the movement of people out on the streets. A curfew has been imposed in the national capital. Schools, colleges, shopping malls remain shut, and many companies around the country have asked their employees to work from home. The coronavirus pandemic, which has forced people to quarantine themselves in their homes, has inevitably put Uber, Ola drivers' livelihoods on life support. "This morning a driver called me crying, and asked for help. They are finding it hard to put food on the table,"national general secretary of IFAT, Shaik Salauddin told MediaNama. Ola, Uber, Swiggy, Zomato, IT companies and tours and travel companies among others, have not responded to any calls for economic and social support to the drivers, “who they do not even consider as their employees” and hence feel free of any legal or social responsibilities towards them, IFAT alleged. Yesterday, Uber decided to temporarily suspend "some or all of its services", and Ola reportedly said that it would enable a…
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COVID-19: Uber, Ola taxi drivers call for reducing commissions till ‘business returns to normalcy’
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