Archive · 29 Dec 2025
Gig Workers Plan Nationwide Strike on New Year's Eve
Gig workers who deliver food and online shopping items plan to go on strike on New Year's Eve in 2025.
They work for companies like Amazon, Zomato, and Swiggy.
The workers are unhappy because they say their jobs are too stressful and they don't earn enough money.
They also say the rules they have to follow put their health at risk.
The strike might make it hard for people to get food or shopping deliveries on New Year's Eve.
There are about 7.7 million gig workers in India right now, and that number is expected to grow to 23.5 million by 2030.
The workers want better pay, safer jobs, and protection for their health.
Gig workers plan a nationwide strike on December 31, 2025, affecting food and online shopping deliveries.
The strike is organized by the Indian Federation of App-Based Transport Workers and state-level associations.
Workers from companies like Amazon, Zomato, Swiggy, Zepto, Blinkit, and Flipkart are participating.
They protest against low wages, stressful delivery models, and poor working conditions.
The number of gig workers in India is expected to rise from 7.7 million in 2020-21 to 23.5 million by 2029-30.
- Who
- Gig workers from major e-commerce and food delivery platforms
- What
- Nationwide strike on New Year's Eve
- When
- December 31, 2025
- Where
- Across India, including metro and major tier-2 cities
- Why
- To protest worsening working conditions, low wages, and stressful delivery models
- Strike Date
- December 31, 2025
- Organizing Bodies
- Indian Federation of App-Based Transport Workers, Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Union
- Affected Companies
- Amazon, Zomato, Swiggy, Zepto, Blinkit, Flipkart
- Current Gig Workers (2020-21)
- 7.7 million
- Projected Gig Workers (2029-30)
- 23.5 million
