India, Jan. 14 -- Gig workers in the national capital on Tuesday said quick-commerce platforms' alleged move to drop the standard 10-minute delivery promises to customers makes little difference to them on the ground. With a bulk of their earnings dependent on a higher volume of deliveries, the pressure to make quick deliveries, they said, would remain.

On Christmas and New Year's eve in 2025, gig workers held strikes to draw attention what they say are unsafe delivery demands made of them and the lack of adequate health, safety and income protections in the event of accidents.

With no guaranteed minimum wage and a low per-delivery rate, the agents who spoke to HT said they are forced to rely heavily on incentives provided by the platfo...