New Delhi, Aug. 11 -- New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Monday (local time) voiced his support for the reportedly controversial 'Delivery Protection Act', a proposed law that would require delivery companies such as Amazon to directly employ thousands of drivers instead of relying on contractors.

Proposed by the Teamsters, the latest regulation would bar companies from subcontracting core warehouse and delivery work at last-mile facilities while requiring workers to be directly employed by the operator, the New York Post reported.

In a statement, he said, "Corporations like Amazon build billion-dollar business models by insulating themselves from accountability through a system of exploitative subcontracting. As last-mile delivery c...