Why will gig workers go on strike on New Year’s Eve? The surprising reason came to light; What will be the harm to online delivery platform?

Swiggy Online Delivery Partner Strike: On the occasion of Christmas and New Year’s Eve, you must have often seen that people order many things from many online platforms including Swiggy, Zomato, Zepto and Blinkit. Today, on the occasion of Christmas, many people ordered a lot of goods online. Similarly, on New Year’s Eve also people order things from online platforms. In such a situation, information is coming out that it has been decided to go on strike called by the Indian Federation of App-Based Transport Workers.

Today, on the occasion of Christmas, delivery partners in many cities were on all-India strike. Due to which these online shopping platforms had to face a lot of problems.

Gig workers will remain on strike on December 31st as well

Another strike has been announced on New Year’s Eve, 31 December. Today, on the occasion of Christmas, apart from Swiggy, Zomato, Zepto and Blinkit, delivery workers associated with Amazon and Flipkart also joined the protest. Apart from this, information is also coming out that these workers will also go on strike on 31st December. Regarding the strike held today, the union has claimed that apart from Swiggy, Zomato, Zepto and Blinkit, delivery workers associated with Amazon and Flipkart also participated in this protest.

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Metro cities are the most affected.

Information is coming to light that the biggest impact of the strike was in Gurugram and many areas of Delhi-NCR, where quick-commerce deliveries came to a complete halt at some places. Users complained that even after placing orders on Swiggy Instamart, Zepto and Blinkit, the delivery time increased significantly or orders were cancelled. In many cases, the apps were taking orders but could not fulfill them due to lack of delivery partners.

What are the gig workers demanding? (What demands are gig workers making?)

The main reason for the strike is promises like 10 minutes delivery. The union argues that such ultra-fast delivery targets force delivery partners to drive unsafely on congested city roads. Additionally, the union’s demands include scheduled rest breaks, a transparent incentive system, minimum payment per order and social security benefits like accident insurance and health coverage.

Apart from this, gig workers allege that despite the increase in the number of orders, the actual earnings of delivery workers are decreasing. Incentives are being reduced, penalties are being imposed for delays, and the process of distributing orders through algorithms is not transparent.

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