A TOTAL of 2,544 Foodpanda riders nationwide will get protection under the Self-Employed Social Security Scheme, with a contribution from the company.

Country managing director Sayantan Das said the contribution, amounting to RM199,958.40, has been handed over to the Social Security Organisation (Socso) in appreciation of riders and as a sign of commitment to ensuring their welfare by providing them with protection in the event of an accident on the job.

“The health and safety of our riders are our priority. Early last year, we launched an insurance policy not only to protect riders on duty, but for 24 hours a day,” he said in a statement last night.

In the same statement, Socso chief executive Mohammed Azman Aziz Mohammed said the cooperation with the leading food delivery firm is a progressive approach to expanding the social security network of self-employed riders. – Bernama, April 18, 2020.