US EditionSwiggy, Zomato, Amazon, Blinkit Gig Workers Announce All-India Strike on Christmas, New Year’s Eve: What You Must Know
Delivery workers across India will strike for two hours on key holidays to demand fair wages, safety, and social security amid worsening work conditions, unions said.
- Delivery workers affiliated with major platforms will stage a nationwide two-hour strike on December 25, including Swiggy, Zomato, Zepto, Blinkit, Amazon, Flipkart, and Urban Company.
- Organisers say the strike responds to worsening working conditions as unions say unsafe models, falling incomes and lack of social protection pushed workers to act, the Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Union highlighted denial of fair wages, safety, dignity and social security.
- Safety and social-security measures top the workers' list of demands, including immediate withdrawal of the dangerous 10-minute delivery model, fair wage structures, mandatory rest breaks, and health insurance, accident coverage and pensions, Mohammad Inayat Ali said.
- Workers urged both the Central and State governments to regulate platform companies, enforce labour protections and recognise collective bargaining rights, while unions say The Karnataka Platform-Based Gig Workers Act, 2025 has not been effectively implemented.
- Organisers framed the action as a collective call for justice and dignity, with Mohammad Inayat Ali, national vice president of IFAT, warning the 10-minute model risks workers' lives and alleging company blackmail against unionising workers.
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Swiggy, Zomato, Amazon, Blinkit gig workers announce all-India strike on Christmas, New Year’s Eve: What you must know
The Indian Federation of App-Based Transport Workers and the Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Union reportedly called the strike to protest over “deteriorating working conditions.”
Gig workers call nationwide strike on December 25, 31 over pay, safety and social security
The coordinated walkout during the year-end peak delivery period may disrupt operations across food delivery, quick commerce and e-commerce platforms including Swiggy, Zomato, Zepto, Blinkit, Amazon and Flipkart, as worker groups escalate pressure over payouts, safety risks and account suspensions.
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