Domino's praises delivery boy for dropping off pizza amid heavy rains, viral photo sparks debate

A photo of a Domino's delivery boy standing with a parcel in a waterlogged street in the West Bengal line has gone viral on social media.

In a post on Twitter, Dominos India shared a picture of delivery boy Shovon Ghosh, who was photographed standing with the parcel in a waterlogged street in the West Bengal capital on May 12. Heavy rains lashed West Bengal over the past few days.

In their appreciation post for Shovon Ghosh, Dominos India said, “A soldier is never off duty! Ours come in blue and deliver hot, fresh and safe meals powering through the rains of Kolkata! We salute the service of our #DominosFoodSoldier Mr Shovon Ghosh who ensured that our stranded customer received their food even in such adverse conditions!”

After Domino's pot many netizens criticized Domino’s for their post and said that this is “clear exploitation of labour.”

“This is inhuman behaviour. Nothing to be proud of,” a user said. On the other hand, another comment reads, “Good for the brand of @dominos_india but bad for the delivery man called DominofoodSoldier being in a such bad hazardous environment. We respect the man, not Domino's. And please be considerate while ordering, Delivery man's safety is more important than craving pizza..”

"Look how we are exploiting our employees and using their story to gain points on the internet"

— Raj (@vegbiriyani) May 12, 2021

"Look how we are exploiting our employees and using their story to gain points on the internet"

— Raj (@vegbiriyani) May 12, 2021

A good job? After sending a helpless man in such appallingly unhygienic conditions, just because he doesn't have any choice but to do his job? Corporations like these lack basic humanity. Delivery man goes because otherwise, he can be fired. This is disgusting

— Niranjan Naik (@dianagasnaik) May 14, 2021