Today, Saturday, February 7th, drivers associated with Ola, Uber, and Rapido across the country have announced a work stoppage. Drivers associated with Uber and Rapido will keep their mobile apps closed, preventing people from booking cars, autos, bikes, or taxis online. This could cause inconvenience.
In fact, the Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Union (TGPWU) has announced this strike in collaboration with national labor organizations. This strike has been named the "All India Breakdown."
Ola-Uber-Rapido Strike Today
The Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Union (TGPWU) shared information about this strike on the social media platform X, writing, "App-based transport workers across India will observe an All India Breakdown on February 7th, 2026. No minimum fare. No regulation. Endless exploitation."
Why are they striking?
The Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Union says that they have no fixed fares or regulations; they are simply being exploited. The union has written a letter to Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari regarding this matter.
Cab drivers say that since the government doesn't set any rates, companies deduct money at their own discretion. The letter states, "Due to the companies' own fare fixing, millions of transport workers face income insecurity, leading to exploitation and poor working conditions."
The union has appealed to the government to take action. The union claims that millions of app-based drivers are being pushed into poverty while aggregator companies are making profits.
The installation of panic buttons will increase the burden
In a statement, the Maharashtra Kamgar Sabha said that app-based taxi and auto rickshaw drivers across the country will hold a nationwide one-day strike on February 7th to protest the "arbitrary" fare policies of bike taxi services and ride aggregators like Ola, Uber, and Rapido. They claimed that the mandatory panic button has put a financial burden on drivers.
Forced to install panic devices
According to a statement issued by the Maharashtra Kamgar Sabha, while the central government has approved 140 panic button device providers, the state government has declared approximately 70 percent of these companies unauthorized. As a result, cab drivers are being forced to unnecessarily spend approximately ₹12,000 to remove previously installed devices and install new ones, causing them severe financial hardship.
The drivers' organization also expressed concern over loss of income due to the increase in the number of auto rickshaws under the open permit policy and alleged that victims of accidents involving illegal bike taxis are being denied insurance benefits.
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