Ola, Uber drivers hold nationwide strike today: Here’s what they want

The Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Union, the Indian Federation of App-based Transport Workers, along with drivers and delivery workers associated with app-cab platforms, called the nationwide strike against dwindling incomes, rising operational costs and alleged exploitation by platform companies.

The protesters are demanding that the Centre and state governments fix minimum base fares in accordance with the Motor Vehicle Aggregator Guidelines, 2025.

They alleged that in the absence of government-mandated base fares, platform companies unilaterally determine prices, leading to widespread exploitation of drivers and delivery partners.

Nationwide strikes were also held last year on December 25 and December 31, 2025, with participation from regional workers’ groups in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and the Delhi-NCR.

Gig workers associated with platforms such as Zomato, Swiggy, Blinkit, Zepto, Amazon and Flipkart also joined the protests.

The workers raised multiple demands, including an end to unsafe delivery-time mandates, better pay, improved safety and security, legal recognition and labour rights, fair working conditions, social security and welfare benefits, adequate compensation, improved work logistics and safer working environments.

Earlier protests had forced quick-commerce platforms to withdraw the controversial ‘10-minute delivery’ deadline for gig workers following government intervention.