"Kochi’s Swiggy strike: Another chapter in the continuing struggle of gig workers", 25 November 2022

It’s been 11 days since 5,000 Swiggy employees went on strike in Kerala’s Kochi demanding higher remuneration and labour benefits. Even as negotiations orchestrated by the district labour officials broke down, the online delivery platform insisted that it gives its workers “consistent and reliable income opportunities”. But the workers aren’t buying it.

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Swiggy workers in Kochi are currently paid Rs 5 per km. They are demanding that this be increased to Rs 8 per km, given that orders have “come down” and the price of petrol has gone up.

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Service aggregators like Swiggy, Zomato, Uber and Ola have consistently been criticised for ignoring workers’ rights. Last year, delivery workers took to social media to speak up against exploitative practices by Zomato and Swiggy.