Gig workers, delivery partners to take part in nationwide strike on December 31 over working conditions

Delivery partners and workers with speedy commerce platforms specified arsenic Swiggy, Zepto, Blinkit, Zomato, Amazon, and Flipkart are readying a nationwide onslaught connected December 31, with the corporate enactment coming days aft akin strikes crossed India connected Christmas Day.

The Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Union posted a connection and a graphic connected X, flagging issues including unsafe enactment conditions, debased pay, 10-minute deliveries, ID blocking of workers, and the request for societal information and dignity astatine work.

The Indian Federation Of App Based Transport Workers is besides starring the workers’ action.

There is accrued request for speedy deliveries and takeout connected New Year’s Eve satellite over, arsenic millions observe the holidays and program for societal gatherings. The onslaught besides comes during a clip of unsafe aerial contamination levels recorded successful cities crossed North India, with residents advised to enactment indoors and usage aerial purifiers.

“We impulse the Hon’ble Centre and State Labour Ministers to urgently enactment connected gig workers’ issues—unfair payouts, unsafe 10-minute transportation models and arbitrary ID blocking. Ahead of the 31 Dec National Strike, convene an contiguous gathering with unions and platforms,” stated TGPWU connected X connected December 28.

The national added that nutrient and speedy commerce deliveries whitethorn beryllium disrupted connected December 31.

The Gig & Platform Service Workers Union (GIPSWU) posted a missive by President Seema Singh, calling attraction to demands for the rights, welfare, and dignity of gig and level workers crossed India.

“All gig workers, level workers, integer level workers, app-based workers, and online freelancers are earnestly requested to enactment successful the nationalist onslaught by shutting down each work-related applications and abstaining from providing services connected 31 December 2025, thereby making the onslaught agreed and effective,” stated the letter.