Gig workers’ union calls for 5-hour nationwide shutdown of app-based services over fuel price hike

The Gig & Platform Service Workers Union (GIPSWU) on Saturday announced a five-hour nationwide work stoppage, from 12 noon to 5 pm, targeting app-based cab and delivery services, — in response to the Centre’s decision to raise petrol and diesel prices by Rs 3 per litre.

Friday’s revision, the first in nearly four years, was driven by rising global crude oil prices amid continuing instability in the Middle East, particularly escalating tensions involving Iran and concerns over disruptions to the Strait of Hormuz.