Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha, in a social media post on 3 Janaury 2026, defended his support for the gig workers who called for a strike on the final day of the year 2025. Raghav Chadha criticized the platforms for labeling the gig workers as “miscreants,” highlighting that he was happy his Parliamentary intervention had…
Eternal founder Deepinder Goyal claimed that Zomato and Blinkit recorded their highest-ever single-day order volumes on New Year’s Eve, despite the nationwide strike by gig workers demanding better pay, safer working conditions, and social security benefits. He has since been extremely active on social media, defending the current ecosystem of gig work and addressing the…
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Raghav Chadha has offered to mediate between companies and gig workers amid a strike call by gig workers’ unions on New Year’s Eve, 31 December. Stressing that the delivery persons should be treated with dignity and not as item-delivering robots with unrealistic delivery expectations, Chadha said the gig workers are…
Show Quick Read Key points generated by AI, verified by newsroom Before New Year’s Eve, today (31st December), gig workers (all delivery workers including Swiggy, Zomato, Amazon, Flipkart) have announced a strike across the country. In such a situation, there may be problems in ordering food for the New Year party and in online delivery….
Platform workers from companies like Swiggy, Zomato, Zepto, and Amazon are participating in a nationwide strike on Wednesday, organized by the Indian Federation of App-Based Transport Workers (IFAT). Here’s what the food delivery agent said The strike is being participated in by food delivery workers for several reasons. Low pay according to the rate card…
