Delivering social benefits
Initiatives taken by e-commerce platforms JD and Meituan bring relief to thousands of delivery workers
Major on-demand service platforms in China have been taking gradual steps to provide social insurance coverage for delivery workers.
JD, a Chinese e-commerce platform that launched its takeout delivery service in February, now provides social insurance for its more than 10,000 full-time delivery workers in the sector.
"The platform offers social insurance to me," said Wang Chenguo, a JD full-time takeout delivery worker in Beijing who joined the platform a month ago. "I was informed of the social insurance policy when I signed the contract with JD, and I felt good about that."
On April 3, Meituan, one of China's leading on-demand service platforms, launched pilot pension insurance programs for its delivery workers in Quanzhou, Fujian province, and Nantong, Jiangsu province. The initiative covers approximately 22,000 eligible delivery riders in those regions.
