Daybreak

A damning investigative report about Swiggy recently revealed how the foodtech giant has been depriving its delivery workers of their health insurance coverage if their ratings fall. 

It comes at a time when the company is prepping to make its stock market debut to raise more than a billion dollars. Earlier this week, Swiggy  also got the official green flag for the IPO from its shareholders.

But so far, only its food delivery business is profitable. So now, the company is running on overdrive to hit profitability before it goes public. 

And Swiggy employees are bearing the brunt. 

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