TGPWU
- Hyderabad
Local cab drivers losing income to illegal operators: TGPWU
Hyderabad: The Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Union (TGPWU) on Wednesday, October 14, asked the state transport department to act against the illegal commercial use of private white-plate vehicles and cars registered in…
- Hyderabad
‘Upzy’ to provide meals, washrooms to Hyderabad gig workers
Hyderabad: In an effort to resolve the daily challenges faced by gig workers while navigating city roads, a membership-based centre, ‘Upzy House’, was officially launched on High-Tension Line Road in Kondapur, on…
- Hyderabad
11 hours shifts, no job security: Life of Hyderabad gig workers
Hyderabad: Nikhil fills paper bags for orders at a Zepto store in Hyderabad’s Miyapur. One afternoon he lay down during his break. “I took a nap during my break, and my manager deemed…
- Business
Rapido fined for misleading fare prompts, TGPWU welcomes it
Hyderabad: The Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Union (TGPWU) on Thursday, September 17, welcomed the Central Consumer Protection Authority’s (CCPA) directive to Rapido over excess charges to commuters, along with a penalty of…
- Top Stories
25,000 cabs halt services from Hyderabad airport amid strike
Hyderabad: Nearly 25,000 cabs were off the roads at Hyderabad Airport on Friday, September 11, after the Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Union (TGPWU) announced a strike on September 10. The Union,…
- Hyderabad
No cabs to Hyderabad Airport: TGPWU announces boycott
Hyderabad: Starting from Thursday, September 10, cabs will boycott trips to the Hyderabad Airport, the Telangana Gig and Platform Workers’ Union (TGPWU) announced. The decision follows repeated representations by the association and…
- Telangana
Why buy commercial vehicles? TGPWU on private bike taxi proposal
Hyderabad: The Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Union (TGPWU) have questioned the purpose behind the Centre’s proposal to permit private two-wheeler drivers to operate as bike taxis. “If private vehicles can be…
- Telangana
Bring Bharat Taxi to Telangana immediately, urges TGPWU chief
Hyderabad: The founder president of the Indian Federation of App-Based Transport Workers (IFAT) and the Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Union (TGPWU), Shaik Salauddin, on Thursday, August 27, urged the Centre to immediately…
- Telangana
Tips can’t replace fares: TGPWU demands transparent fee structure
Hyderabad: The Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Union (TGPWU) on Thursday, August 13, welcomed the Central government’s clarification on tipping but stated that voluntary tips cannot substitute fair fares. The organisation, along…
- Hyderabad
Telangana gig workers to begin indefinite strike on Aug 8
Hyderabad: Several gig worker unions in Hyderabad have threatened to begin an indefinite strike, beginning Saturday, August 8, if their demands remain unmet. The strike was announced during the Telangana App-Based Drivers…
- Telangana
Trade unions support Telangana gig workers’ July 22 strike
Hyderabad: Trade unions reaffirmed that gig and platform workers across Telangana will participate in the July 22 statewide strike – Breakdown Flash Strike- and launch an indefinite strike after August 8 if…
- Bangalore
IFAT, TGPWU oppose challenge to Karnataka Gig Workers Act
Hyderabad: The Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Union (TGPWU), Indian Federation of App-Based Transport Workers (IFAT) and Karnataka App-Based Workers Union (KAWU) on Monday, June 29, strongly condemned the decision to challenge…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad Airport defends drop off charges, cites high security zone
Hyderabad: A day after the Telangana Gig and Platform Workers’ Union (TGPWU) called out Hyderabad Airport’s eight-minute free drop-off policy, the airport has responded, saying the charges were “nominal” and that the…
- Top Stories
We are not machines: TGPWU slams Hyderabad Airport’s new policy
Hyderabad: The Telangana Gig and Platform Workers’ Union (TGPWU) has called the newly implemented overstay charges and eight-minute free drop-off policy at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (Hyderabad Airport) an anti-driver policy. As…
- 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…
