All-India strike announced by gig and delivery workers on December 25 and 31
Delivery workers associated with major e-commerce and food delivery platforms, including Swiggy, Zomato, Zepto, Blinkit, Amazon and Flipkart, have announced an All-India strike on December 25 and December 31, 2025.
The strike has been called by the Indian Federation of App-Based Transport Workers and the Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Union to protest what they describe as deteriorating working conditions in the gig and platform economy, including concerns around wages, safety, job security and social protection.
Delivery workers say they continue to face long working hours, declining earnings, unsafe delivery targets, arbitrary account deactivations, and lack of welfare benefits, particularly during peak demand periods and festivals.
As per the statement from the unions, the demands include transparent and fair pay structures, withdrawal of “10-minute delivery” models citing safety concerns, an end to account blocking without due process, improved safety gear and accident insurance, and assured work allocation without algorithmic discrimination.
Other demands include mandatory rest breaks, reasonable working hours, better technical and grievance support within apps, and access to social security benefits such as health insurance, accident coverage and pension provisions.
The unions have urged the Central and State governments to regulate platform companies, enforce labour protections, implement social security frameworks for gig workers, and recognise their right to organise and collectively bargain.
Announcing the strike, Shaik Salauddin, Founder President of the Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Union and Co-Founder and National General Secretary of the Indian Federation of App-Based Transport Workers, said delivery workers are facing unsafe work models, falling incomes and a lack of social protection.
“ This strike is a collective call for justice, dignity, and accountability. The government can no longer remain a silent spectator while platform companies profit at the cost of workers’ lives,” he said in a statement.
The proposed strike is expected to impact delivery services across multiple cities on the two days depending on how many delivery partners participate in the strike.
