The agitation comes in the backdrop of the killing of 20 Indian
soldiers in a clash with Chinese troops in eastern Ladakh’s Galwan Valley on
June 15.
|
Kolkata(Agencies): A
group of Zomato food delivery platform employees in Kolkata tore and burnt
their official T-shirts to protest Chinese investment in the firm.
The agitation comes in the
backdrop of the killing of 20 Indian soldiers in a clash with Chinese troops in
eastern Ladakh’s Galwan Valley on June 15.
During the protest at Behala
in the southwestern part of the city on Saturday, some agitators claimed they
have quit their jobs as Zomato has a sizeable Chinese investment and urged
people to stop ordering food via the company.
In 2018, Ant Financial, a part
of Chinese major Alibaba, had invested USD 210 million in Zomato for a 14.7 per
cent stake. The food delivery major recently raised an additional USD 150
million from Ant Financial.
“Chinese companies are making profits from
here and attacking the Army of our country. They are trying to grab our land.
This cannot be allowed,” one of the protesters said.
Another protester said they
were ready to starve but would not work for companies that have investment from
China.
In May, Zomato laid off 520
employees or 13 per cent of its workforce in a huge retrenchment exercise due
to the novel coronavirus pandemic.
There was no immediate
reaction from Zomato and whether the protesters were among those who were
retrenched was not known. —PTI
No comments:
Post a Comment