Latest Indian Federation of App-Based Transport Workers News & Updates

New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) App-based transport workers across the country associated with Ola, Uber, Rapido, Porter and other app-based ride-hailing platforms will observe “breakdown” on Saturday against falling incomes and “worsening exploitation”.Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Union (TGPWU) and Indian Federation of App Based Transport Workers (IFAT) have called the All-India ‘breakdown’.They said on Friday that the ‘breakdown’ has been called to protest against falling incomes and ‘worsening …

Hyderabad, Feb 6 (IANS) App-based transport workers across the country associated with Ola, Uber, Rapido, Porter and other app-based ride-hailing platforms will observe “breakdown” on Saturday against falling incomes and “worsening exploitation”. Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Union (TGPWU) and Indian Federation of App Based Transport Workers (IFAT) have called the All-India ‘breakdown’.They said on Friday that the ‘breakdown’ has been called to protest against falling incomes and ‘worsening…

New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) Gig workers must be treated as human beings, and not just disposable data points, said Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha on Friday.Chadha had extended strong support to gig workers across the country who observed a nationwide symbolic strike on New Year’s Eve, demanding fair wages, better working conditions and social security from major delivery and e-commerce platforms.“I sat down with delivery riders of Zomato, Swiggy, Blinkit etc. This is not a ra…

New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha on Wednesday extended strong support to gig workers across the country who observed a nationwide symbolic strike, demanding fair wages, better working conditions and social security from major delivery and e-commerce platforms. Chadha spent New Year’s Eve interacting with protesting gig workers at Old Rajinder Nagar in Delhi, where delivery partners associated with various companies had gathered to make their voices he…

New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha member Raghav Chadha on Wednesday extended support to the nationwide strike by gig workers associated with leading delivery and e-commerce platforms, asserting that their voices and demands deserve to be heard as they are “humans, not robots or bonded labour”.Thousands of gig workers linked to major delivery and e-commerce platforms observed a nationwide strike on Wednesday, impacting services across several states.Delivery partners work…

New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) New Year’s Eve celebrations across India are likely to face major disruptions as thousands of gig workers associated with leading delivery and e-commerce platforms prepare for a nationwide strike on Wednesday. Delivery partners working with companies such as Zomato, Swiggy, Blinkit, Zepto, Amazon and Flipkart have announced plans to log off their apps or significantly reduce work, raising concerns over delays, cancellations and service breakdowns on one of the busiest …