Swiggy To Deploy 2,000 Women As Delivery Personnel By March 2019

Leading food ordering and delivery app Swiggy has said that it would engage about 2,000 women as delivery personnel by March next year.

"About 2,000 women will join our delivery team by March next year. Over the last few months, we have been working on training women for opportunities in this growing food delivery sector," the city-based online food delivery platform said in a statement in Bengaluru.

By utilising women as delivery personnel, the start-up aims to create an inclusive workforce. Currently, about 60 women are tied up with Swiggy across 10 cities, including Ahmadabad, Kochi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Nagpur and Pune, to deliver food.

"We are creating a women-friendly work environment with a dedicated helpline for any concern, as well as appointing more women in managerial roles," the company said.

Swiggy is identifying 'safe zones' for women delivery personnel to operate in and will allow them to complete their deliveries by 6 pm, it added.

*Originally published in The News Minute*