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    Ensuring safety of women delivery executives, the next big gig for Zomato, Swiggy, others

    The number of women in the gig workforce remains small — on average the percentage is less than 4% — but it is gradually increasing (Illustration: Rahul Awasthi)

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    Such moves are also aimed at increasing hiring of women in delivery roles, executives at search firms said. While the companies may already have policies in place to deal with harassment, they may be insufficient to cover delivery workers who regularly interact with multiple stakeholders.

    As more women join the last-mile delivery workforce, ecommerce and logistics companies are tweaking their anti-sexual harassment policies to protect the fleet of their female delivery personnel from potential harassment by customers, male colleagues and vendor partners.Such moves are also aimed at increasing hiring of women in delivery roles, executives at search firms said. While the companies may already have policies in place to deal with
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