Delivery boys will go on strike – goods will not come from Zomato, Swiggy, Blinkit, Zepto!

If If you have started relying more on online delivery apps like Zomato, Swiggy, Blinkit and Zepto, then this news may shock you. Yes, orders will not be available from Zomato, Swiggy, Blinkit and Zepto on Saturday. Actually, the gig workers (delivery boys) working for these online delivery platforms are going to go on strike in protest against the increase in the prices of petrol and diesel. This strike of gig workers will last for 5 hours. During this time, gig workers will keep the apps of Zomato, Swiggy, Blinkit, Zepto closed from 12 noon to 5 pm on Saturday, May 16.

People living in big cities may face problems

Due to the app being closed, your orders coming on Zomato, Swiggy, Blinkit and Zepto will not be received by the delivery boys and this will continue for 5 hours today. Let us tell you that a large population of big cities like Delhi, Noida, Gurugram, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Pune depends heavily on apps like Zomato, Swiggy, Blinkit and Zepto for their everyday life. In such a situation, this strike by gig workers can greatly affect the common people. However, it is a matter of relief for the common people that the gig workers are on strike from 12 noon to 5 pm and generally not many orders are received at this time. If the gig workers had conducted this strike in the morning or evening, it could have had a significant impact.

Petrol and diesel became costlier from Friday

Let us tell you that the prices of petrol and diesel were increased by Rs 3 per liter on Friday. This is the first increase in the prices of petrol and diesel in the last 4 years. Due to the huge increase in crude oil prices, oil marketing companies have increased the prices. After this increase, the price of petrol in Delhi has increased from Rs 94.77 to Rs 97.77 per liter. Diesel is now priced at Rs 90.67 per liter as against Rs 87.67. Let us tell you that there was no change of any kind in the prices of petrol and diesel since April 2022.