Will food not come from Swiggy-Zomato on New Year? understand the whole story

Gig workers will be on strike on 31 December. This will affect the delivery services of Swiggy, Zomato, Blinkit, Zepto, Flipkart, Amazon and other e-commerce companies. They are on strike demanding deteriorating working conditions, fair wages and social security.

Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Union (TGPWU) and Indian Federation of App-Based Transport Workers (IFAT) Has called for this strike.

TGPWU And IFAT issued a statement saying that ‘Despite being the backbone of last mile delivery, delivery workers have to work long hours during peak seasons and festive seasons. Earnings decrease. Unsafe delivery targets are found. IDs are blocked arbitrarily. There is no job security and there is no social security either.‘

Gig workers demand that they be paid fair wages. Also he ’10 minute delivery model‘ There has also been a demand to abolish it.

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What are the demands of gig workers?

• A fair and transparent salary structure should be implemented.
• The 10-minute delivery model should be stopped immediately.
• without proper procedure ID Blocks and penalties should stop.
• Necessary gear and measures should be provided for safety.
• There should be no discrimination based on algorithms, and everyone should get equal work.
• There should be respectful treatment from the platform and customers.
• Breaks should be given during work, and workers should not be made to work more than the scheduled time.
• The app and technical support should be strong, especially for payment and routing issues.
• Social security like health insurance, accident cover and pension should be provided.

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Who are gig workers??

Gig workers are those employees who get paid according to the tasks they complete. They do not have any fixed salary, nor in most cases PF, Facilities like insurance, leave.

These people often remain associated with the same platform or company for a long time, but legally they ‘regular employee‘ Not considered. As– Zomato and Swiggy Delivery boys work on the same app for years, but the company ‘partner‘ She says, not an employee.