Ola, Uber and App-Based Taxi Drivers Hold Nationwide Strike: What You Need to Know

App-based taxi and autorickshaw drivers protest during a nationwide strike on February 7, demanding minimum base fares, regulation of aggregators and better protections for gig workers. (PC: AI Generated Image)

App-based taxi and autorickshaw drivers across India observed a day-long nationwide strike on February 7, disrupting transport services in several cities as unions representing gig and platform workers intensified their protest against falling incomes, rising operational costs, and what they describe as deepening exploitation by aggregator companies. The shutdown affected drivers associated with major ride-hailing […]