Now you can hire people to carry your shopping bags in Delhi - will it work?
Summary
A new start-up called CarryMen in Delhi offers shoppers personal assistants to help carry bags or push prams in busy markets. The service, started by two mothers, provides workers for up to four hours, charging about 79 rupees for half an hour, and has received mixed reactions from the public.Key Facts
- CarryMen began in April in Delhi’s Lajpat Nagar market.
- The service hires men and women assistants to help shoppers for up to four hours.
- Prices start at 79 rupees (around $0.83) for 30 minutes and 149 rupees for one hour.
- Founders Ritu Kandari Srivastava and Kanishka Malhotra created the service to help with carrying bags and pushing prams.
- The market is crowded, with uneven paths and no elevators, making shopping difficult for some.
- CarryMen workers are full-time salaried employees, not gig workers.
- Most clients are pregnant women, mothers with young children, elderly, and disabled people.
- The service sparked debate about middle-class entitlement and labor conditions.
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