"Women gig workers protest at Urban Company's Bengaluru office over new work policy", 10 June, 2024

The “hundreds” of workers who joined the protest were part of the Gig and Platform Services Workers Union (GIPSWU), which is affiliated to the Indian Federation Of App Based Transport Workers (IFAT), the GIPSWU said in a statement...

The statement said that the protest was against the new work conditions, which are “horrific” and have forced “thousands of partners to work under slavery like situations”...

Protesting gig workers said that the mission mandates a minimum rating of 4.8 along with automating task assignments. They claimed that the startup allows only two cancellations per worker per month and they are at the risk of losing their employment if there are more cancellations...