gig workers
- Hyderabad
Delivery charges remain unchanged despite fuel hike, gig workers hit hard: TGPWU
Hyderabad: The Telangana Gig and Platform Workers’ Union (TGPWU) has alleged that even after the fuel hike, Ola, Uber, Rapido, Amazon, Swiggy, Zomato, Blinkit, and Zepto have failed to make changes in…
- Telangana
Telangana gig workers join global ‘switchoff’ call, no services 12 pm to 5 pm
Hyderabad: Telangana’s gig and platform workers intensified their demand for labour rights and fair compensation by joining the global solidarity campaign #GlobalTotalSwitchOff on Saturday, May 16, amid growing nationwide protests over rising…
- Hyderabad
Video shows Hyderabad police assaulting delivery worker, NHRC complaint filed
Hyderabad: A video allegedly showing Hyderabad police personnel assaulting a Swiggy delivery worker during night duty in Secunderabad has sparked outrage on social media, with the Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Union…
- Hyderabad
Telangana first state to give financial aid to families of deceased gig workers
Hyderabad: In what is being described as a first-of-its-kind initiative in India, the Telangana government has extended financial assistance of Rs 5 lakh each to the families of five gig and platform workers…
- Top Stories
Delivery platforms act to protect workers as temperatures cross 40 degrees
New Delhi: As brutal heatwaves sweep across large parts of India, pushing temperatures well above 40 degrees Celsius, the spotlight has once again turned to the millions of gig workers who form…
- Telangana
Telangana summer: TGPWU urges public to offer a glass of water to gig workers
Hyderabad: Amid summer temperatures ranging between 43°C and 45°C in Telangana, the Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Union (TGPWU) has launched the #GlassOfWaterCampaign for gig workers. The campaign highlights the working conditions…
- Telangana
Welcome, but fix these: Gig workers’ union seeks changes to Telangana’s bill
Hyderabad: The Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Union (TGPWU) on Tuesday, March 24, welcomed the state Cabinet’s decision to approve the Telangana Platform-Based Gig Workers (Registration, Social Security and Welfare) Bill, 2026, while…
- Telangana
Telangana gig workers union demands inclusion of minimum wage in draft bill
Hyderabad: TGPWU on Monday, March 23, has urged the government to include the Right to Minimum Wages in the Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Draft Bill. In a statement addressed to the…
- India
Gig workers’ dignity, safety not priority for government, alleges Rahul
New Delhi: Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday, March 17, alleged that the labour, dignity and safety of gig workers were not a priority for the current dispensation.…
- Business
Driving for Ola or Uber? Platforms are quietly making drivers pay them
Hyderabad: If you have ever taken an Ola, Uber or Rapido, you know how it works. You pay the app, the app pays the driver. But a growing number of platforms are…
- Telangana
IFAT lists changes to social security draft, submits suggestions to govt
Hyderabad: The Indian Federation of App-Based Transport Workers (IFAT), on Sunday, February 15, submitted its suggestions to Union Labour and Employment Minister Mansukh Mandaviya regarding the draft rules framed under the Code…
- India
Video: AAP MP Raghav Chadha becomes delivery agent for a day
New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party MP Raghav Chadha on Monday, January 12, shared a video of himself dressed as a Blinkit delivery agent and delivering orders, drawing attention to the daily grind…
- Business
Gig model doesn’t pressure riders: Deepinder Goyal
Amid the debate on gig workers’ payouts and working conditions, Eternal Founder and CEO Deepinder Goyal said this model does not pressure riders, and flexible schedules and welfare benefits make gig work…
- India
Zomato founder calls gig workers on strike ‘miscreants’, unions hits back
Zomato founder Deepinder Goyal, on Thursday, January 1, called delivery staff who went on strike on New Year’s Eve to demand workers’ rights as “miscreants,” facing flak from gig worker unions. In…
- India
Nationwide delivery agents’ strike causes chaos on Christmas Day
Hyderabad: Nearly 40,000 delivery workers participated in the first day of the nationwide strike on Thursday, December 25, causing widespread disruptions on Christmas day. The Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Union (TGPWU)…
