Founded | August 2020[1] |
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Location | |
Affiliations | Centre of Indian Trade Unions |
The All India Gig Workers Union (AIGWU) is a trade union federation of gig economy workers, predominantly in food delivery, in India. The federation is affiliated with the Centre of Indian Trade Unions.[2]
AIGWU was founded in August 2020 during protests of Swiggy workers against a pay reduction.[1] During these protests, AIGWU moved from organic outbursts to a strategically thinking organisation.[2]
In December 2020, AIGWU and other Indian trade unions, including the Indian Federation of App-based Transport Workers, called on the Ministry of Labour to not exempt gig companies from contributions to state social security.[3]
In October 2021, AIGWU reacted positively to a push by the Indian government to reclassify gig work as employment.[4]