There are numerous instances of food delivery personnel going out of their way to get the job done. From braving dire weather conditions to sometimes undergoing harassment, there are numerous challenges these people face every day.
However, instead of being kinder to them, a mall in Udaipur put up a notice saying that food delivery executives cannot use the lift and should use the stairs instead.
A picture of the notice was shared on Twitter by journalist Sobhana Nair.
Modern day feudalism pic.twitter.com/edqYwQe5Qj
— Sobhana K Nair (@SobhanaNair) September 18, 2021
This is a food court/mall in Udaipur. It is absolutely disgusting
— Sobhana K Nair (@SobhanaNair) September 18, 2021
Several people criticized the mall and housing societies that have similar rules for delivery executives. Many called it a violation of human rights. Have a look:
My society did the same for ALL workers. I had to remind them on WhatsApp groups that this segregation of Indian citizens, and forcing them to climb 10 floors, is a violation of fundamental rights, irrational categorisation, and patently inhuman.
Now all lifts are open for all.
— Sandeep Manudhane (@sandeep_PT) September 19, 2021
If the delivery boys are carrying a certain weight they cannot be denied a lift, that’s the Human rights convention which India is a signatory.
My society too wanted my labour to carry goods up floors with stairs, which is a human rights violation.
— M Merchant 🇮🇳 (@kluzener) September 18, 2021
In such buildings, the deliveries should be left at the gate!
Let the Maharajas & Maharanis use their beloved lift to come down to ground level, collect their delivery & use their precious lift to go back to their exalted home 👍🏻
— Devi Prasad Rao 🇮🇳 (@DeviPrasadRao8) September 19, 2021
Aren’t they humans ? #Nonsense https://t.co/bkFesxQ77W
— Learnin2LuvNature (@Edcemper) September 20, 2021
This is absolutely rubbish. Deliver guys are humans not robots, we should respect them like others.@zomato @swiggy_in plz instruct ur delivery partners, if they see something like this, they must call customer to come down the stairs for order pickup. https://t.co/KwcWH0b7K2
— Ravi Pandey🇮🇳 (@ImDeadpoool) September 19, 2021
What absolute nonsense.
Is this country ever going to let go off this discriminatory and elitist bullshit! 🙄🙄
The world needs more kindness, people! Not more assholes! https://t.co/O6H78ZBqWH— Simran Thakur (@SimranThakur1) September 19, 2021
Where are we heading? Where has humanity lost? Really sorry to hear this @zomato @swiggy_in we are with you ❤️🙏🏻 https://t.co/MPNnJ7yW3u
— Vijay Mishra (@realvijaymishra) September 19, 2021
Delivery executives are human too. They deserve the same treatment that everybody else does. Instead of making their lives harder, malls and housing societies should be more sympathetic towards them. Don’t you think?