Gig workers’ union seeks protection over expired item orders
The Telangana Gig and Platform Workers’ Union is demanding protection for delivery workers who refuse to handle expired products. They are calling for state-wide inspections of grocery aggregators and a formal process to prevent arbitrary account deactivations.
Why it matters
This highlights the growing tension between gig economy platforms and workers regarding labor rights, safety, and job security.
Union representatives of gig workers demanded that delivery workers should not be penalised or their IDs on aggregators blocked in case they refuse to collect orders of expired products.
The Telangana Gig and Platform Workers’ Union cited instances of at least two delivery aggregators where workers reported collecting expired items. They underscored concerns of delivery workers over expired items at a grocery outlet run by an aggregator at Hastinapuram.
“After raising the issue, the workers approached the Food Safety Officer, who then conducted an inspection. However, they alleged that the store management was not cooperative,” said TGPWU office-bearer Shaik Salauddin on Thursday, adding that workers filed a complaint at the LB Nagar Police Station.
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