Archive · 26 Dec 2025
Gig Workers Strike Nationwide for Fair Wages
Gig workers who deliver food and packages for companies like Swiggy, Zomato, and Amazon are going on strike on Christmas and New Year's Eve.
They want better pay, safer working conditions, and benefits like health insurance.
The workers say their pay has been going down, and they have to work very long hours.
They also want the government to make rules to protect them.
The strike is happening all over India, and many workers from big cities and smaller cities will join.
They hope the strike will make the companies and the government listen to their demands and make things better for them.
Gig workers from major platforms will strike nationwide on December 25 and December 31, 2025.
Key demands include fair pay, withdrawal of 10-minute delivery models, and improved safety measures.
Workers are protesting declining earnings, long working hours, and lack of social security.
Unions urge the government to regulate platform companies and enforce labour protections.
The strike is organized by the Indian Federation of App-Based Transport Workers and the Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Union.
- Who
- Gig workers from Swiggy, Zomato, Zepto, Blinkit, Amazon, and Flipkart
- What
- Nationwide strike on December 25 and December 31, 2025, demanding fair wages and better working conditions
- When
- December 25 and December 31, 2025
- Where
- All over India
- Why
- To protest deteriorating working conditions, declining earnings, and lack of social security
- Strike Dates
- December 25 and December 31, 2025
- Strike Organizers
- Indian Federation of App-Based Transport Workers, Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Union
- Impacted Platforms
- Swiggy, Zomato, Zepto, Blinkit, Amazon, Flipkart
- Key Demands
- Fair pay, withdrawal of 10-minute delivery, job security, social security, algorithmic fairness
- Government Action
- Regulate platform companies, enforce labour protections, implement social security frameworks
- Current Issues
- Declining earnings, long working hours, unsafe delivery targets, lack of welfare benefits
- Government Reforms
- Code on Social Security, Social Security Fund, Aadhaar-linked universal account numbers
Sources
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Gig Workers Union Calls For Nationwide Strike On December 25, 31
Nationwide Strike: Why Are Swiggy, Zomato, Blinkit, Amazon, Flipkart Workers Refusing Holiday Deliveries on Dec 25, 31
Delivery workers call for nationwide strike on 25 and 31 December
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Zomato, Amazon delivery workers announce nationwide strike on December 25 and Dec 31 - Telegraph India
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