Foodpanda Hong Kong and couriers reach deal on pay packages, ending labour dispute that sparked weekend strike


Foodpanda, one of the leading food delivery platforms in Hong Kong, reached a deal on pay packages with its couriers late on Thursday, bringing to an end a labour dispute that sparked a two-day strike last weekend.

Company operations director Pedro Dias and courier Waqas Fida, one of the organisers of the strike involving 200 workers, shook hands after Thursday’s seven-hour meeting at Foodpanda’s headquarters in Sheung Wan and announced a consensus had been reached.

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