We organise gig and platform workers in Karnataka: delivery, drivers, home service, all. With @connect_ifat karnatakaappbasedworkers@gmail.com
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(KAWU) Karnataka App-based Workers Union retweeted
We strongly demand that @BlrCityPolice and @CPBlr treat Yusuf Bhai’s video as a Dying Declaration, immediately register an FIR against financier Umesh & arrest him without delay baglur police station today 3pm incident
#JusticeForYusuf #AutoDrivers #EndPredatoryLending
(KAWU) Karnataka App-based Workers Union retweeted
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 👇
THOUSANDS OF @Flipkart WAREHOUSE WORKERS ON STRIKE FOR OVER 24 HOURS; IFAT WARNS OF NATIONWIDE ACTION
₹50 for an entire night shift in 2026? Unacceptable. No worker should be forced to choose between survival and exploitation.
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(KAWU) Karnataka App-based Workers Union retweeted
IFAT alleges thousands of #Flipkart warehouse workers strike over wages
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(KAWU) Karnataka App-based Workers Union retweeted
Published in The Hindu 📰✨
A proud moment as insights on gig workers’ welfare take the spotlight.
#Featured #TheHindu #LegalInsights #GigEconomy #LabourDepartment #WorkersRights
@UNITEITORG
@aiiteukarnataka
@kitu_hq
@LabourMinistry
@SantoshSLadINC
(KAWU) Karnataka App-based Workers Union retweeted
Support Karnataka’s Gig Workers Welfare Initiative under Social Security & Worker Protection, presented by Dr. G. Manjunath, Dept. of Labour.
Part of the SKOCH – Beacons of Hope Project.
🗳 Cast your vote & support inclusive labour reforms.
#GigWorkers #LabourReforms #Karnataka
ALT Promotional poster for the Government of Karnataka’s Gig Workers Welfare Initiative under the SKOCH – Beacons of Hope Project. The poster features Dr. G. Manjunath, Additional Labour Commissioner, Department of Labour, Government of Karnataka. It highlights a “Cast Your Vote” call-to-action with step-by-step instructions to vote via exhibition.skoch.in, supporting the Social Security & Worker Protection initiative. The design includes a large voting finger graphic and a crowd forming a symbolic shape, emphasizing public participation and social welfare.
(KAWU) Karnataka App-based Workers Union retweeted
Dear @Swiggy delivery Worker in Hyderabad has been injured while on duty and is undergoing treatment. These workers keep our cities running, yet their safety, health, and dignity are still ignored.
We demand immediate support, medical compensation, and
(KAWU) Karnataka App-based Workers Union retweeted
#WATCH | Delhi | On meeting with LoP Rahul Gandhi, Telangana GIG And Platform Workers Union’s Founder President Shaik Salauddin says, "This delegation included drivers and delivery workers from the Indian Federation of App-Based Transport Workers, as well as employees of Urban Company. In Congress-ruled states, and even where we serve as the opposition, the election promises made to these workers have been acted upon... At the central level, the government is providing social-security schemes, but that is not a substitute for statutory law... There was a detailed discussion: over about half an hour the delegation described their problems one by one. We called on Congress governments in states where implementation has stalled to act promptly. We again congratulated Karnataka for being the first state to introduce a comprehensive law..." (06.02)
(KAWU) Karnataka App-based Workers Union retweeted
@Swiggy @instamart_it is this how you treat workers with disabilities??
@Drvirendrakum13 @laxmi_hebbalkar this is inhumane!!
#DisabilityJustice #WorkersRights #GigWorkers
(KAWU) Karnataka App-based Workers Union retweeted
We stand in solidarity with striking workers of @amazon of #Delta #BritishColumbia to #MakeAmazonpay @UniforTheUnion @amazonteamsters
(KAWU) Karnataka App-based Workers Union retweeted
#WATCH | Delhi: App-based transport workers hold a protest at Jantar Mantar as gig unions call an all-India breakdown.
Telangana GIG and Platform Workers Union’s Founder President, Shaik Salauddin, says, "We have two major demands from the Ministry of Transport and Nitin Gadkari. The Motor Vehicle Aggregator guidelines, 2025 state that you can drive non-commercial vehicles for platform companies. We are the taxpayers, but there is no exemption for us... We are demanding that the central government withdraw this and that state governments not implement it. Second demand pan India is that platform companies can decide the fares. This is unjust... Governments should decide fares for their states... This creates transparency and accountability... We have already written a letter to Nitin Gadkari and the Ministry of Transport... There was no response..."
(KAWU) Karnataka App-based Workers Union retweeted
🚨 Ola, Uber, Rapido rides may be disrupted on Feb 7
Gig worker unions, led by the Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Union (TGPWU), have called a nationwide strike, termed the “All India Breakdown” affecting app-based cabs, autos and bike taxis
Drivers say there is no government-regulated fare structure, allowing platforms like Ola, Uber, Rapido and Porter to fix fares unilaterally, leading to income insecurity and poor working conditions
In a letter to Union Minister @nitin_gadkari, the union has demanded implementation of the Motor Vehicle Aggregator Guidelines, 2025, notification of minimum base fares, and stricter rules on the use of private vehicles for commercial transport
@rapidobikeapp @Olacabs @Uber_India
(KAWU) Karnataka App-based Workers Union retweeted
@abhirajbhal sir tell us to how it's possible in 15min we are human not a robot and 15min bags check n ready karne m lag jata hai it's not fair😓😓
(KAWU) Karnataka App-based Workers Union retweeted
Women are workers — not “partners.” Their safety, dignity, and labour rights must be protected. We seek urgent inquiry, accountability, and enforceable safeguards. (3/3)
#WomenWorkers #GigWorkers #LabourRights #TGPWU
(KAWU) Karnataka App-based Workers Union retweeted
While representatives of unions & associations called the constitution of #Karnataka Gig Workers’ Welfare Development Board a significant step towards, some members opined that the welfare fee per translation to be paid by platforms may not be sufficient.
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(KAWU) Karnataka App-based Workers Union retweeted
The @TGPWU and @Connect_IFAT drivers and delivery e-commerce workers came together for the Arrive Alive Road Safety Awareness Program. Grateful to Hon’ble MLA @MarriRajasekar and SI Malkajgiri for attending and standing with gig and platform workers on road safety.
(KAWU) Karnataka App-based Workers Union retweeted
Can’t ignore gig workers. A strike, trolling & a government intervention later, what’s the future for India’s growing & exploited working class? From being a gig worker himself to raising their voice, hear @raghav_chadha on @TheFederal_News. #AIWithSanket
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(KAWU) Karnataka App-based Workers Union retweeted
🚨Ground report: I spent 3 days as a gig worker for Zomato, Blinkit & Swiggy in Delhi.
23 deliveries. 15.5 hours. 105 km.
Total earnings: Rs 782 (Rs 34/hour)
After fuel: ₹532
This is India's convenience economy. A thread on what I learned @IndianExpress
(KAWU) Karnataka App-based Workers Union retweeted
While platform-based gig workers expressed joy at the news of delivery platforms reportedly planning to stop 10-minute delivery model after Centre's intervention, experts & unions say a mechanism is crucial to ensure its implementation.
✍️@elizabethshilpa
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