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Response to Zomato’s updates on its “Pure Veg Fleet”
March 20, 2024: We welcome the Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal Ji’s decision to remove the different colour code for its newly launched “Pure Veg Fleet”, which takes into account safety concerns for delivery workers. However, the fundamental question raised by our union TGPWU remains unaddressed: Will Zomato in the future also take customer feedback about […]
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PAIGAM (People’s Association in Grassroots Action and Movements) and University of Pennsylvania launch first of a kind comprehensive study on working and living conditions of app-based workers in India
A comprehensive survey of over 10,000 app-based workers across eight Indian cities by PAIGAM and University of Pennsylvania highlight economic, social and psychological challenges associated with app-based gig work.
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Response to Zomato’s “Pure Veg Fleet” announcement
March 19, 2024: Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal today announced a “Pure Veg Mode” and “Pure Veg Fleet” on the Zomato app for customers who are 100 percent vegetarian. This option will enable deliveries from pure veg restaurants only. It excludes those restaurants that serve both vegetarian and non-vegetarian food. Our question to Deepinder ji: will […]
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Policy Submission: We presented gig and platform workers’ demands to Lok Sabha MP Karti Chidambaram
TGPWU’s Founder and President Shaik Salauddin, along with other representatives from the Indian Federation of App-based Transport Workers (IFAT) presented a list of gig and platform workers’ grievances and demands to Shri Karti Chidambaram Ji on December 9th in Delhi. The full text of TGPWU’s submission is below: TGPWU Position Paper: Major Issues faced by […]
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Policy Submission: We presented gig and platform workers’ demands to Shri Rahul Gandhi Ji on the Bharat Jodo Yatra
TGPWU’s Founder and President Shaik Salauddin presented a list of gig and platform workers’ grievances and demands to Shri Rahul Gandhi Ji on November 2nd in Hyderabad, during the Congress Leader’s ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’. The full text of TGPWU’s policy submission is below: TGPWU Position Paper: Major Issues faced by Indian Gig and Platform Workers […]
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Press Release: Telangana Government must urgently implement Motor Vehicle Aggregator Guidelines 2020
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has issued Motor Vehicle Aggregators Guidelines, 2020 (“Guidelines”) to regulate the cab aggregator market. The Guidelines have been issued vide notification S.O. 4251(E), in pursuance of Section 36 of the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019, which provides for amendment of Section 93 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. […]
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Press Release: Uber must take responsibility for drivers’ safety: Driver in Hyderabad is attacked and his car severely damaged
On 4 September 2022, Hyderabad-based Uber driver Syed Lateefuddin was allegedly attacked by a group of six men while on duty for the ride-hailing giant. In the early hours of Sunday around 3:30 am, Lateefuddin received a booking to drive a passenger from an isolated area in Shaikpet to Tolichowki. He alleged that, on his […]
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Press Release: Response to Mr.Deepinder Goyal’s announcement to set up the Zomato Future Foundation
Mr.Deepinder Goyal, the founder of the app-based food delivery service Zomato, recently announced that his ESOPs in Zomato, amounting to INR 700 crores would be diverted into the ‘Zomato Future Foundation’. This foundation, he said, will support education for the children of selected ‘delivery partners’ and livelihoods of family members of workers who have suffered […]
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Campaign: Ola and Uber drivers in TGPWU conduct ‘No AC Campaign’ to demand higher fares
The Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Union (TGPWU) has launched the ‘No AC campaign’ with Ola and Uber drivers across Hyderabad, in order to demand an increase in drivers’ fares. Drivers participating in this campaign are requesting an additional payment from customers of Rs. 50-100 to switch on the AC, explaining that Ola and Uber’s […]
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Press Release: Response to Zomato’s 10-minute food delivery model
Companies like Swiggy, Zomato, Blinkit, lnstamart involved in delivery services have assuring customers of deliveries in 15 mins and now Zomato Instant promising food delivery in 10 mins. In competition to become the fastest in providing groceries and meals and acquire more customers, the lives of delivery partners are at stake. These companies are arousing […]
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Press Release: Companies and Government must take responsibility for ‘frontline’ gig and platform workers
