Gojek Singapore announced that it has inked agreements with three startups – Deliveroo, Advo, and Ebb and Flow Group – to provide delivery services and create additional earning opportunities for its driver-partners amid Covid-19.
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According to a statement, under the partnership with UK-based online food delivery company Deliveroo, Gojek driver-partners may pick up meals from restaurants and deliver them to customers in districts around Central Singapore: Bukit Merah, Queenstown, Toa Payoh, and Geylang.
Gojek drivers will also be part of the initiative #FeedaFam, formed by local education financing startup Advo and food and beverage firm Ebb and Flow. Through this initiative, Gojek drivers will deliver more than 2,000 meals from Ebb and Flow’s cloud kitchen to single-parent households in the city-state.
Gojek has introduced several measures in recent months to support its drivers, the company said in the statement.
Last month, it distributed more than S$30,000 (or about US$21,000) in grocery vouchers to help with their living expenses. The vouchers are backed by the Gojek Partner Support Fund, which includes donations from Gojek’s top execs and employees, among others, to support all drivers, merchants, and other partners in the region. The company also launched GoHeroes to support healthcare workers.
Gojek’s regional rival Grab is also doing something similar, committing US$40 million for relief initiatives to support its drivers and merchants affected by the pandemic.
Currency converted from Singapore dollar to US dollar: US$1 = S$1.43.
Editing by Charmaine de Lazo
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