Overview
- Quick-commerce and food deliveries were delayed or unfulfilled in several areas, with suspensions reported in parts of Gurgaon and the wider National Capital Region.
- The Indian Federation of App-Based Transport Workers and the Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Union led the action involving partners of Swiggy, Zomato, Zepto, Blinkit, Amazon and Flipkart.
- Demands include withdrawal of 10-minute delivery promises, transparent pay and incentives, safeguards against arbitrary ID blocking, improved safety gear and accident insurance, and assured work allocation without algorithmic bias.
- Unions announced a follow-up nationwide strike for Dec. 31, warning of deeper disruptions during New Year’s Eve peak ordering.
- The walkouts coincide with new labour codes and some state gig-worker laws that envisage platform contributions to social security, though unions say enforcement lags, and companies had not issued detailed responses at the time of reporting.