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February 20, 2025
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JD Takeaway and Meituan announce plans for delivery riders. Social insurance for delivery riders?

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JD Takeaway and Meituan announce plans for delivery riders. Social insurance for delivery riders?


Jd.com made another announcement on february 19 that it would begin offering social insurance for its full-time jd takeaway delivery riders from 1 march.


Jd.com launched the first-ever social security platform, namely the "5 insurances and 1 fund" (pension, medical, unemployment, work-related illness, and maternity insurance, as well as the mandatory housing fund) in the first decade, namely the first-ever platform to provide social security, namely the "5 insurances and 1 fund (pension, medical, unemployment, work-related injury, and maternity insurance).


The majority of online opinions for jd are overwhelmingly positive for the jd, with the exception of china's weibo, which is china's twitter equivalent, where the driver responds to jd's jd offering social protection to riders.


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Some pundits call it a nuclear option, while others predict it will be a "pear harbor" moment for competitor meituan.


Meituan also stated that they had been planning this since 2022 and that they were not a quick reaction to jd takeaway's announcement.


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Meituan will be required to react as jd takeaway introduces many new disruptive technologies, including food delivery and "local life" services, which is worth watching.


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