"More Trouble For Amazon India As Delivery Workers Threaten Strike", 25 March 2021

The 24-hour planned strike will take place at several Amazon warehouses in cities across Bengaluru, Delhi, Hyderabad, and Pune. Trade unions Indian Federation of App-based Transport workers (IFAT) and Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Union said that the strike could lead to parcels piling up in Amazon warehouses in these cities. 

The workers are demanding an increase in commission rates, insurance claim, and not making the know-your-customer (KYC) process compulsory for its customers...

According to IFAT, Amazon issued a new policy update on March 15, 2021 saying that delivery staff would earn INR 10 on delivering small packages and INR 15 for deliveries made through tempos. The staff was earlier getting INR 35 on each order, the trade union said.

IFAT said in a press note released...stated that delivery staff of Amazon were making around INR 20,000 a month before the national lockdown last year, but that earning has now dropped to INR 10,000 following updated payment structures. 

Around 10,000–20,000 delivery persons are expected to participate in the strike that could come into place later this month...

The plans for the strike comes just days after hundreds of Amazon’s delivery persons walked out in Delhi and Pune. While 1,500–2,000 delivery persons went on strike in Pune, 1,000–1,500 took an identical step in Delhi...