Drivers associated with major ride-hailing platforms, including Ola and Uber, have announced a coordinated strike scheduled for Saturday, intensifying long-simmering tensions within India’s gig-driven mobility sector. The protest, being organised across multiple cities, is expected to disrupt cab availability during peak hours and once again bring driver grievances into the national spotlight.
At the heart of the strike is a growing sense of economic strain among drivers who say their earnings have steadily declined even as fuel prices, vehicle maintenance costs, and platform commissions have remained high. Driver unions and informal collectives claim that the promise of flexible, well-payi
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