Gig Workers Plan Nationwide Strike on New Year's Eve Over Working Conditions
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Gig Workers Plan Nationwide Strike on New Year's Eve Over Working Conditions

Delivery workers from major platforms like Zomato, Swiggy, Blinkit, Zepto, Amazon, and Flipkart are planning a nationwide strike on December 31st. Led by unions such as the Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Union and the Indian Federation of App-Based Transport Workers, the protest aims to highlight concerns over low pay, job insecurity, safety risks, and deteriorating working conditions. The strike is timed to coincide with the New Year's Eve rush, potentially disrupting food, grocery, and e-commerce deliveries across India.

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