Rawalpindi:
Unemployment, inflation, privatization of government institutions and skyrocketing tools have forced to state and private sector employees to take up part-time work as motorcycle riders for app-based bicycle-hailing services and food delivery chains.
Not only will employees of lower quality, but even staff up to scale-16 have started driving after Bykea and food delivery services after working hours, with the number of riders in rawalpindi reaching 25,000.
Women have also entered the field serving exclusively female passengers, while rising prices have been pushing female passengers to increasingly use male bicycle-hailing services.
Since bicycle-hailing services offer lower pricing charging of RS200 to routes where Rickshaws require RS400–500s traditional taxi, rickshaw and Qingqi companies have been severely affected.
Some riders now take two passengers per day. Trip while police report an increase in snaping and robbery events involving criminals who make up as riders. Riders say their daily earnings in part -time from RS700 to RS1,000 in addition to wages.
Rider leaders, including Farman Ali and Hishmat Ali, claimed that real riders serve the halal’s livelihood, while criminals abuse the system by booking riders and robbing them or passengers.
Remote class government employee Faisal Siddiqui, who works part -time as a food delivery rider, said he earns RS500–600 between 7 p.m. 18 and at. 1, which helps to cover household expenses.
With the ongoing privatization of schools and health units, experts predict that the number of part -time riders will continue to rise.
