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Fuel shortages in Hyderabad due to Middle-East tensions have disrupted LPG and CNG supplies, hitting app-based drivers and food delivery workers. Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Union (TGPWU) has sought urgent government intervention into the matter.
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The Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Union has announced free transportation services in Hyderabad to prevent drunk driving during New Year celebrations. Around 500 vehicles, including cabs and auto-rickshaws, will operate across the city from late night till early morning
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Thousands of delivery workers across India, led by the Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Union and IFAT, staged flash strikes demanding fair wages, safe working conditions, and social security. The protests disrupted services nationwide, with companies attempting to counter the strike by deploying third-party operators and offering incentives.
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BRS working president KT Rama Rao criticised the Congress government for failing to implement Abhaya Hastam Declaration promises. Telangana gig workers demand Rs 5 lakh insurance compensation, social security, proper wages, and a Gig Workers Welfare Board
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Telangana Gig and Platform Workers' Union, a union of gig workers in Telangana, which also includes cab drivers, has said that the boycott is over the unfair pricing by cab aggregators such as Ola, Uber and Rapido.
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Shaik Salauddin, the founder president of TGPWU, highlighted the inability of drivers to activate the air conditioning (AC) in their cabs due to diminishing per-kilometer fares.
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The union members highlighted the need for strict action against illegal cab services and aggregator companies, along with the implementation of uniform fares for city taxis.
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Hyderabad: Telangana Gig and Platforms Workers union (TGPWU) has called the Uber’s drivers advisory council (DAC) a practiced ploy to set up an “illegal company union.” Shaik Salauddin, Founder State President at TGPWU, in a statement said the DAC was no different from the Independent Drivers Guild (IDG) that Uber setup in New York and […]
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Hyderabad: The Telangana Gig and Platforms Workers union (TGPWU), welcoming recent changes that cab aggregator Uber claimed to have brought about, has demanded a few more changes, including a city-specific tariff. The changes made by Uber included increased fares, but the union pointed out that these could not be uniform for all cities, since fuel […]
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Hyderabad: The recent announcement by drivers and gig workers association in Telangana about charging extra for turning on AC as there has been a hike in fuel prices and low trip rate, Uber India has decided to take matters in its own hands. In a statement released on Friday, the app-based taxi aggregator announced that […]
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Hyderabad: Due to the rise in fuel prices, some drivers of online cab aggregators like Uber and Ola have decided to charge passengers extra for air conditioners. A sticker has been put up saying ‘AC on extra charges Rs 50 to Rs 100’ in a few taxis. According to a city-based cab driver, currently, the […]
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Hyderabad: The diesel prices in the States have crossed the Rs 100-mark a few days back. And as on Saturday, the diesel price in Hyderabad was Rs 102.82 per litre, while on October 1 the same was Rs 98.39. The constant hiking has presented several issues to cab, truck and lorry drivers, who are yet […]
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However, several employees hesitant due to health concerns
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Hyderabad: The Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Union (TGPWU) on Saturday appealed to the government and the Director-General of Police to intervene and clarify about the latest rules pertaining to the lockdown, as on Saturday, the police started strict enforcement of the lockdown by including measures like seizing vehicles. According to a statement issued by […]
