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    Shaik Salauddin is the co-founder and national general secretary of the Indian Federation of App-Based Transport Workers (IFAT). He is also the founder president of the Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Union (TGPWU), which represents app-based drivers and delivery and home services workers. With more than a decade of experience as a driver organiser, he has been at the forefront of advocating for fair wages, social security, and workers’ rights. Salauddin works to strengthen collective bargaining and amplify the voices of gig and platform workers in India.


    Areas of expertise

    Gig and platform worker rights and advocacy, labour policy and social security reform, trade union organising and collective bargaining, road safety awareness campaigns, informal sector worker welfare and representation


    Articles by Shaik Salauddin

    View from inside an auto rickshaw, showing the driver from behind as he drives through a city street with traffic and greenery outside._gig workers
    Rights
    September 9, 2025
    The long road ahead for gig and platform workers in India
    Legislations, introduced after strong advocacy from unions, promise social security to gig and platform workers in several states. But more needs to be done.
    by Shaik Salauddin | 6 min read
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