India, Dec. 25 -- Associations representing gig workers in India have called for an all-India strike on Christmas Day and New Year's Eve-two of the busiest days of the year for the likes of Swiggy, Zomato and Blinkit-over what they claimed were worsening working conditions and reduced commissions.

"Despite being backbone of last-mile delivery-especially during peak seasons and festivals-delivery workers are forced to endure long working hours.in the absence of basic welfare protections," the Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Union said in a statement posted on their Facebook profile.

Their key demands are:

"Delivery workers are being pushed to breaking point by unsafe work models, falling incomes, and total absence of social protectio...