As GCC opens lounge, Zomato shuts facility for workers; activists slam corpn’s priorities

CHENNAI: Weeks after Greater Chennai Corporation launched the first of its air-conditioned lounges in Anna Nagar for gig workers, intended mainly for use by those working with food delivery apps, Zomato has closed down its ‘resting point’ operating roughly just 250 metres away for the last one year. The closure has raised concerns over the choice of locations and the funding pattern involved in setting up these lounges by the GCC.