The Hindu·3 min read·medium
Cabbies, gig workers threaten indefinite strike in Hyderabad from August 8
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Syed Mohammed
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Gig workers and cab drivers in Hyderabad have threatened an indefinite strike starting August 8 to demand fair wages and the implementation of government aggregator guidelines. The unions are calling for better regulation of private vehicles operating as commercial transport.
Cabbies and other gig workers represented by a clutch of platform-based worker unions have threatened to go on an indefinite strike in Hyderabad from Saturday (August 8, 2026). They have issued a set of demands, including that the government notify a minimum base fare, a per kilometre fare, and per minute fare.
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