gig workers
- 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)…
- Hyderabad
Swiggy, Zomato and other delivery workers to go on strike on Christmas, NYE
Hyderabad: Gig and platform workers on Wednesday, December 24, have announced a two-day, all-India strike on Christmas (December 25) and New Year’s Eve (December 31), two of the busiest days of the…
- Telangana
Porter app drivers being exploited, need action: TGPWU to Telangana govt
Hyderabad: Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Union (TGPWU) has sought immediate intervention from the Telangana Labour department to address what it terms a deepening crisis among Porter drivers in the state. In…
- Hyderabad
Telangana HC pulls up Zomato for arbitrarily blocking delivery agent’s ID
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Thursday, November 27, issued a notice to Zomato after it blocked a delivery agent’s ID without a transparent explanation. According to a press release from the…
- India
Labour codes implemented: Key benefits across different sectors
New Delhi: In a historic decision, the government announced on Friday the implementation of the four Labour Codes, which rationalised 29 existing labour laws, with immediate effect. Table of contentsKey changes under…
- Telangana
Telangana Cabinet clears Bill for welfare of Gig workers
Hyderabad: The Telangana Cabinet on Monday approved the Telangana Gig Platform Workers Registration, Social Security and Welfare Bill. The Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy cleared the Bill. Labour…
