Syafri and his colleagues have had to work much harder to earn the same money. This was done with no input from the drivers, who number almost 1 million in Greater Jakarta.
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However, after the merger, GoTo cut delivery driver incentives from Rp 10,000 (69 US cents) per five deliveries to Rp 10,000 per nine deliveries.
“We’re going to create a lot more employment and income-earning opportunities as our company and the economy expand.” In a press release, GoTo Group President Patrick Cao said that GoTo Group would comprise 2 percent of Indonesia’s GDP. GoTo has two million drivers, 100 million active users each month, and a gross transaction value of over US$22 billion in 2020, according to its website. GoJek, which bills itself as Southeast Asia’s leading technology group, merged with Tokopedia to form the GoTo Group, which it claims is Indonesia’s largest technology group and largest digital consumer platform. However, for the last two days, Syafri hasn’t worked–not because his motorbike broke, but due to a new policy from the ride-hailing application that pays him.įor couriers like Syafri, the merger in late May of two Indonesian decacorns–the e-commerce platform Tokopedia and the superapp Gojek–should have opened a new, brighter chapter for what the firms call their “partners”, a.k.a., the independent contractors who have helped GoJek grow and develop since its founding in 2010. Syafri is an online motorcycle driver, or ojol in Indonesian. “But what are you gonna do? It is what it is. “I get stressed not driving, bang ,” he said. The cigarette in his right hand was close to burning out. Leaning against the wall, Syafri had a blank stare on his face. Syafri looked exhausted when I met him in Daan Mogot, West Jakarta, on a recent hot afternoon.
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