Swiggy delivery workers protest in Bengaluru, demand fixed salary of Rs 26,000/month

More than a hundred Swiggy delivery partners under the platform of the All India Gig Workers’ Union struck work in Marathahalli on Friday, demanding fair wages.

A key demand of the workers is a fixed salary of Rs 26,000 per month, in line with the central trade unions’ minimum wage demand.

Currently, the payment ranges from Rs 15-45 per delivery, depending on the distance covered, said Akshay Chowdhury, one of the protesters.

“We get an incentive of Rs 425 for Rs 650 earned for 25 deliveries a day. These days, we get only one or two orders an hour. Fewer orders mean our earnings are just about Rs 300-400 a day. We don’t get the incentives,” said Chowdhury.