Many are calling for better protection for gig workers, while the police have urged the public to be kind.

Chinese authorities have called for gig workers to be treated with kindness after videos of a delivery rider kneeling before a security guard led to protests by dozens of riders.

Guards stopped the rider from leaving a building in Hangzhou on Monday - saying he damaged railings while scaling them during a rushed delivery.

Worried that his subsequent deliveries would be delayed, the rider got on his knees and pleaded to be let go, the city’s police said in a statement.

The incident sparked outrage online, with many urging better protections for workers in the industry.

    • hark@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1210·
      3 months ago

      The only thing I’m trying is to understand why you immediately think of Tienanmen Square in 1989 when seeing this story. Other than it taking place in China, I really don’t see a link. There’s no need to get defensive about it, just be honest.

      • Antmz22@lemm.eeEnglish
        32·
        3 months ago

        It’s Sinophobia, that’s why they’re so defensive.

      • stoly@lemmy.worldEnglish
        79·
        3 months ago

        You’re being defensive. You took some rando’s comments personally and sought to correct their thought crime.

        • hark@lemmy.worldEnglish
          118·
          3 months ago

          “Thought crime”? A little dramatic, don’t you think?

          • stoly@lemmy.worldEnglish
            69·
            3 months ago

            A glance at this thread shows that you’re the dramatic one. Get a grip and stop whining.

    • stoly@lemmy.worldEnglish
      45·
      3 months ago

      Not just that person. A whole lot of people, perhaps astroturfers, unhappy right now.