Amazon personnel to go on strike over low delivery fees

Amazon India’s delivery partners will call for a 24-hour strike across Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Pune and Delhi-NCR, to protest against the e-commerce company’s decision to lower delivery fees. Besides, they are demanding insurance cover for all contract workers.

On 15 March, the delivery personnel in Pune had organized a protest after Amazon India lowered delivery fees.

The Indian Federation of App-based Transport Workers (IFAT), a trade union body representing gig workers, said it has held discussions with delivery partners over the last three days to understand their grievances. “We have learnt that on 15 March, Amazon India had issued a new policy saying that delivery personnel will now earn ₹10 on delivering small packages and ₹15 for deliveries made through tempos.