Zomato employees burn company T-shirts to protest Chinese investment in firm

A group of Zomato food delivery platform employees in Kolkata tore and burnt ir official T-shirts to protest Chinese investment in firm.

agitation comes in backdrop of killing of 20 Indian soldiers in a clash with Chinese troops in eastern Lakh's Galwan Valley on June 15.

During protest at Behala in southwestern part of city on Saturday, some agitators claimed y have quit ir jobs as Zomato has a sizeable Chinese investment and urged people to stop ordering food via company.

In 2018, Ant Financial, a part of Chinese major Alibaba, h invested USD 210 million in Zomato for a 14.7 percent stake. food delivery major recently raised an ditional USD 150 million from Ant Financial.

"Chinese companies are making profits from here and attacking Army of our country. y are trying to grab our land. This cant be allowed," one of protesters said.

Ar protester said y were rey to starve but would t work for companies that have investment from China.

In May, Zomato laid off 520 employees or 13 percent of its workforce in a huge retrenchment exercise due to vel coronavirus pandemic.

re was immediate reaction from Zomato and wher protesters were among those who were retrenched was t kwn. 

Im credits: PTI / Representative im