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In India, door deliveries can come in under 10 minutes. But many drivers are fed up
02 Jan 2026 03:47 GMT
By Esha Mitra, Rhea Mogul and Ayushi Shah, CNN
New Delhi and Mumbai (CNN) — Tens of thousands of app-based delivery workers in India went on strike over New Year’s Eve, protesting a system they say is defined by relentless pressure, including requirements …
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Insurance to attrition rate: Deepinder Goyal answers questions about gig workers
02 Jan 2026 02:13 GMT
… Career progression for an unskilled job? This is not a … rate is the percentage of employees who leave a company. … “anybody with a valid drivers license, and clear background … in dense neighbourhoods.”
Gig workers' strike
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Concerns of gig workers must be heard, addressed fairly
02 Jan 2026 01:55 GMT
… had already crossed 1 million drivers using its platform. Then … of the workers, and the security of their jobs and incomes … the last few days, strikes by workers engaged by companies such … a labour-abundant economy, in which non-farm employment opportunities …
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Gig Workers Concluded 2025 With All-India Strike, Will Have To Do More In 2026
02 Jan 2026 00:34 GMT
… industry experts, while workers associations and labour law experts have … a ‘non-employee’, thus depriving them of job security, stable… gig workers. The delivery app workers going on strike on … drivers earn below Rs15,000 a month, while the delivery workers …
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Tema port labor standoff, soaring utility costs threaten Ghana economy as importers eye Togo
01 Jan 2026 22:02 GMT
… deadlock stems from a strike by unskilled laborers who … of ships. These workers walked off the job following failed negotiations … Ghanaian market.
Economic and Employment Impact
The standoff is … threatens the indirect jobs—from truck drivers to small-scale …
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Year in Review: School bus drivers, transportation company struggled to reach agreement
01 Jan 2026 20:43 GMT
… school year when replacement drivers took over bus routes … behavior toward students and drivers." Clough then called … called "the employer’s unfair labor practices." He … regarding sympathetic actions (sympathy strikes) as they propose no …
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DAILY MAIL COMMENT: It was the year Labour's manifesto was exposed as a tissue of lies. In any other walk of life, the fraud squad would be banging down doors
01 Jan 2026 05:51 GMT
… – employers, workers, farmers, pensioners, property owners, electric car drivers, those … an end to crippling strikes.
Andy Burnham is … communities and prospects, Labour has surrendered millions … this mendacious, ramshackle Labour Government its marching orders …
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From Dawn To Dusk: Odisha’s Gig Workers’ Struggle For Survival, Dignity, & Fair Pay
01 Jan 2026 01:49 GMT
… move. Drivers, delivery partners, and service workers work hard … are called ‘partners,’ not employees. No paid leave, no … -Based Transport Workers (IFAT), the strike included workers from Swiggy, … submitted a memorandum to Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, …
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India News | IFAT Holds Nationwide Strike over Gig Workers' Grievances; Food Deliveries Largely Unaffected in Cities
31 Dec 2025 18:29 GMT
… App-Based Transport Workers (IFAT) staged a nationwide strike on Wednesday … a strike all over Delhi," he said.
The worker further … Zepto riders, Ola Uber drivers, are a workforce on the … delivery guarantee, a gig worker who drives recklessly, becomes …
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CALENDAR: The transport strikes to expect in Italy in January 2026
31 Dec 2025 16:57 GMT
… work organising strikes on behalf of transport workers from bus drivers to air … Oristano.
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