Facing heat, Amazon plans to set up resting points for delivery workers across cities

Over the coming years, e-commerce major Amazon plans to open a number of rest points for delivery workers, which would be equipped with drinking water, air conditioning, seating area, and mobile charging points. On Friday, the company inaugurated the first such facility in Gurugram.

The facility will be accessible to all delivery workers, and not just those in Amazon’s fleet, the company’s vice president, operations, Abhinav Singh told The Indian Express. Drivers would be required to register their details with a security professional guarding the facility, following which they could use the resting point for 30 minutes. At its peak, the facility in Gurugram could host up to 15 people, Singh said.