The Gig & Platform Service Workers Union (GIPSWU) has called for a nationwide five-hour shutdown of app-based services today, from 12 PM to 5 PM. The union says rising fuel costs after a roughly ₹3 per litre hike in petrol and diesel will squeeze earnings for lakhs of gig workers, arguing that platform payouts have stayed largely unchanged. It demands a central law, legal protections, and a minimum kilometre-based service rate of ₹20 per km, citing stagnant delivery charges and NITI Aayog estimates of rapid gig-worker growth.
Gig and Platform Service Workers Union has called for a nationwide five-hour shutdown of app-based services on Friday, from 12 pm to 5 pm, to protest rising fuel prices and stagnant pay. The union wants the government and digital platforms to revise per-kilometre service rates, arguing higher fuel costs are squeezing earnings for delivery riders and drivers. It cited fuel hikes of about Rs 3 per litre and warned that without rate changes, many may exit the sector.
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