Foodpanda riders begin strike over new payment scheme

Hundreds of Foodpanda riders today began a strike in conjunction with the start of a new pay scheme which they claim will see them earning less.

The new pay scheme increases payments per delivery but removes the fixed hourly payment.

Even though the new payment scheme only affects riders outside of Klang Valley, some 130 riders still gathered at Foodpanda's office at Southgate Commercial Centre, Kuala Lumpur for a solidarity protest which lasted around three hours beginning at 11am...