The main platform of home deliveries in Latin America, Rapbecame a source of additional income for almost half a million people in Mexico, where, according to the Conevalmore than 45 million workers are trapped in the poverty.
Independent delivery drivers, known as rappitenderos, have income per hour of effective connection between two and three times higher than the daily minimum wage, company records with the big mustache logo indicate.
This is equivalent to 498 to 747 pesos per day, that is, they have the possibility of earn more that 377 thousand general doctors who were active between last April and June, and whose average salary was 283 pesos per day, reveal figures from Data México.
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Income of RAPPI workers
They can also obtain income greater than 429 thousand lawyers employed in the country, who received 270 pesos, as well as 11 thousand economists with an average salary of 260 pesos that were reported on the digital platform run by the Ministry of Economy.
“We want to get Latin America hunger, lift millions of people out of poverty and put the region on the map. Rappi is a case that shows that Latin Americans can do enormous things if we believe in it,” he said. Simon Borreroexecutive director of the Colombian startup with presence in nine countries in the area.
“Mexico is our largest and most profitable market. We are growing a lot in the restaurant areas, Turbo and Turbo Restaurants [modelos que inventó Rappi con entregas ultra rápidas en 10 minutos o menos].
“These three will be our pillars of growth from now on,” added the co-founder of the company. valued company at 5 billion dollars.
The time that Mexican delivery drivers connect to generate additional income is 27 hours a week, since the activity for the majority is complementary to others, explained the company that is celebrating nine years of operation.
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Regarding the regulation of digital platforms in Mexico, Borrero said optimistic for the possibility of having clarity in these terms so that the rappitenderos preserve the work flexibility and continue to obtain important additional income, “as well as provide them with benefits that we cannot provide today due to lack of clarity in the law,” he noted.
For Rappi’s Vice President of Corporate Affairs, Martín Martorell, it is essential to preserve the work model under the premise of independence, flexibility and autonomy.
“Anything that takes away the character of independence will be detrimental to the type of work that delivery people want,” he said within the framework of a tour that Rappi organized through its facilities in Colombia and in which he participated. THE UNIVERSAL.
“Deliverers look for schemes to contribute to the social securitybut they do not want excessive tax burdens that lower their income, since they are focused on profit, as it is an activity with an income much higher than the minimum wage, which even equals or exceeds that received by people with academic studies superiors.”
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Rappi leads a equipment of 400 thousand people with orange backpacks and jackets who deliver products and services in more than 110 Mexican cities, of which 90 thousand were connected as delivery drivers for the first time in the last year, with the goal of obtaining additional income for themselves and their families.
Through a study carried out between last July and August on the universe of delivery people in the country, Rappi found that the majority are in a range aged from 20 to 35 years. Among the characteristics Of this population is that there are employees, retirees, retirees and students, as well as business owners and others who are dedicated to care work.
In addition to providing access to microcredits, discounts and access to training on various topics, the multinational offers delivery drivers accident insurance coverage and created the “+ Cerca” Repas Support Center, which defends its human rights expeditiously processing your complaints and concerns.
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After starting out as a food delivery platform, Rappi quickly expanded its service offering to include categories such as supermarkets, pharmacies, favors, stores, pets and liquor.
In a single application, the Latin American company also offers financial services through RappiCard, and plane tickets, accommodation and travel experiences through RappiTravel.
As it plans to enter the New York Stock Exchange next year, Rappi heads the list of Latin American companies with the highest number of startups founded by examplesamong which are the Mexican firms Clara, Plerk, Belvo and Nuvocargo.
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