title: All India Gig Workers Union
text: # All India Gig Workers Union
  
  The All India Gig Workers Union (AIGWU) is a trade union federation of gig economy workers, predominantly in food delivery, in India. The federation is affiliated with the Centre of Indian Trade Unions.
  
  ## History
  
  AIGWU was founded in August 2020 during protests of Swiggy workers against a pay reduction. During these protests, AIGWU moved from organic outbursts to a strategically thinking organisation.
  
  In December 2020, AIGWU and other Indian trade unions, including the Indian Federation of App-based Transport Workers, called on the Ministry of Labour to not exempt gig companies from contributions to state social security.
  
  In October 2021, AIGWU reacted positively to a push by the Indian government to reclassify gig work as employment.
  
  