Rahul Gandhi Meets Uber Driver In A Roadside Chat; Uber Lays Off 600 Employees In India
The Coronavirus lockdown has hit the Indian economy hard, and one of the among the many sectors badly hit are those employed by the service economy – drivers employed by Cab aggregators Ola and Uber. The nation-wide lockdown has meant that drivers haven’t earned any money since March 24, 2020. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi posted a photo of himself in a chat with an Uber driver in Delhi. Co-incidentally a day after this post, Uber India has announced that it is laying off 600 employees – as part of its global layoffs.
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