Gig, delivery workers call for all-India strike on Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve| Business News

Associations representing gig workers in India have called for an all-India strike on Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve—two of the busiest days of the year for the likes of Swiggy, Zomato and Blinkit—over what they claimed were worsening working conditions and reduced commissions. The gig workers strike is a protest against what their associations […]

What Swiggy, Zomato and their ilk must do under India labour codes| Business News

The government has formally implemented India’s four new Labour Codes, replacing 29 fragmented labour laws, in what is seen as a pivotal moment for gig workers in the world’s fourth largest economy. India’s new labour codes ensure that the likes of Swiggy and Zomato can no longer view their delivery partners (gig workers) as independent […]