Approximately 150 gig workers at Blinkit in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, went on a two-day strike during the weekend, calling for fair compensation, improved working conditions, and cotton work uniforms befitting summer weather.
The protesting workers complain that rather than meeting them to talk, the Zomato-owned grocery delivery app retaliated by suspending their work IDs and forcing them to sign no-protest pacts.
The demonstration, coordinated by the Gig and Platform Services Workers Union (GIPSWU), focused on what labourers termed as exploitative processes.
Their central demands were abolishing compulsory shifts from 12 noon to 4 pm, which is the most scorching time of day, raising the minimum payment amount, and installing basic facilities such as drinking water and shaded waiting areas.