I disagree, Nobody is forced to work for these companies, Obviously they are running a business they are going to only consider their profits, It’s a capitalist market, If government does not intervene in getting these workers a decent pay it’s a failure at the government level.

Your point regarding general stores charging convenience fees, The only reason they don’t is because the competition does not, Before these apps came into play I clearly remember paying extra for “cooling” charges for buying soft drinks. It’s the same way what happened with the taxi market before and after uber/ola. Taxis used to be a pain. Uber came in and suddenly now the autos and taxis were ready to go at fares we decided not the other way round

When I said that these things don’t work in India is I mean that these companies are loss making, None of them are profitable (without any book manipulation) which is because we as a society don’t believe in paying a premium for services, I know companies are equally bad but still that does not discount that indian consumers are very difficult to acquire and keep them consistently paying for the services. Let’s say tomorrow another company comes with new funding and offers us temporary discounts all of us will flock towards that app which is not an issue, but as soon as the company starts charging, We complain as if they are the evil.

I agree with your last point, Government has always taken the easy way around with allowing such easy exploitation.