Celebrities, netizens show solidarity with gig workers as New Year’s Eve strike intensifies

Quick commerce and food delivery companies made headlines this New Year’s Eve as delivery partners for all platforms went on a strike, demanding better payouts and improved working conditions. Netizens and celebrities voiced their support for gig workers online, supporting the strike, and some even refused to order on these apps on December 31.

Comedian Kunal Kamra took to his social media to back gig workers. “They are not jobs as they have no fixed hours. They have no social security. There is no minimum wages,” he wrote in a post. (sic) He also hit…