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Research on the Minimum Wage Policy of the Online-to-Offline Food Delivery Industry in China

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Baihong Liu1, *
1University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
*Corresponding author. Email: baihong.liu@student.manchetser.ac.uk
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Baihong Liu
Available Online 14 December 2022.
DOI
10.2991/978-94-6463-054-1_4How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Deliveryman; Online-to-offline food delivery; Minimum wage; Supply-demand equilibrium
Abstract

With the rapid expansion of the online-to-offline food delivery industry in China, the treatment for deliverymen gradually comes into the view of the public as some of them are facing sever inequality in wages given their hardworking. To tackle this problem, this paper puts forward the minimum wage policy as a solution to raise the basic wage for the deliverymen and ensure their social welfare aligns with their workload. The basic research method is the investigation and field research in Shijiazhuang, the capital city of Hebei province in China. The interview of deliverymen in different areas in Shijiazhuang provided firsthand information and feedback for the analysis. By considering the working hours of deliverymen, the new minimum wage will fully compensate for their high workload. Results show that this minimum wage policy could raise deliverymen’s welfare and alleviate the inequality in wage level.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2022 2nd International Conference on Financial Management and Economic Transition (FMET 2022)
Series
Advances in Economics, Business and Management Research
Publication Date
14 December 2022
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978-94-6463-054-1
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2352-5428
DOI
10.2991/978-94-6463-054-1_4How to use a DOI?
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© 2023 The Author(s)
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