Your favorite food will not come on 31st December… Gig workers announced nationwide strike, know the whole matter?

New Delhi. Gig workers have announced a strike across the country on 31 December. This will affect the delivery of Swiggy, Zomato, Blinkit, Flipkart, Amazon, Zepto and other e-commerce companies.

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Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Union and Indian Federation of App-Based Transport Workers said that these workers are protesting against deteriorating working conditions, decreasing earnings, lack of security, lack of social security. Workers have appealed to the Center and states to regulate these platform companies. The statement issued by the Gig Workers also mentions the strike on 25th December. Its effect could not be known.

What are the demands of the workers?

Gig workers are mainly making these 9 demands…

Fair and transparent salary structure should be implemented.

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The 10 minute delivery model should be stopped immediately.

There should be a ban on ID blocks and penalties without due process.

Necessary gear and measures should be provided for safety.

There should be no discrimination on the basis of algorithms, everyone should get equal work.

Platforms and customers should be treated respectfully.

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There should be no breaks during work and no work should be done beyond the stipulated time.

The app and technical support should be strong, especially for payment and routing issues.

Get social security like health insurance, accident cover and pension.

Now know who are gig workers?

Employees hired on the basis of payment for work are called Gig Workers. However, such employees also remain associated with the company for a long time. There are 5 types of gig workers.

Freelance contract workers.

Employees working for online platforms.

Employees of contract firm.

Staff available to work on call.

temporary employee.