Indian Federation of App-based Transport Workers

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Indian Federation Of App-Based Transport Workers

Founded	19 December 2019
Headquarters	Mumbai
Location	India
Members	1.56 lacs above (claimed)[1]
National President Indian Federation Of App-Based Transport Workers	Prashant Bhagesh Sawardekar
Key people	Prashant Bhagesh Sawardekar, Udaykumar Ambonkar
Website	www.ifat.org.in

The Indian Federation of App-based Transport Workers (IFAT) (Hindi: इंडियन फेडरेशन ऑफ ऐप-आधारित ट्रांसपोर्ट वर्कर्स, Indiyan phedareshan oph aip-aadhaarit traansaport varkars) is a trade union federation of ride-sharing transport workers. In India, this includes the workers on platforms such as Ola, Uber. IFAT is a trade union federation representing app-based transport workers in India, including those working with platforms like Ola and Uber which was established in December 2019.

Prashant Bhagesh Sawardekar is the founder of IFAT and as of 2023^[update] serves as its National President.

Udaykumar Ambonkar holds the position of National General Secretary of IFAT Founder and secretary of Maharashtra App-Based Transport Workers Union, since 2023. Ambonkar has a background in organising Gig and Platform Workers, and has negotiated wage settlements and represented workers in various legal forums national and international.

IFAT was founded on 19 December 2019 at a conference in Mumbai.^[2] Demands at its founding conference included a minimum price per kilometer, a welfare board for drivers and government insurance.^[1][3]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, IFAT demanded that companies should provide their workers with personal protective equipment and called on the government to provide insurance to gig transport workers. According to the union, over 38,000 workers took part in nationwide protests for these demands in June 2020.^[4] The union also criticized the decision by companies to make downloading the Aarogya Setu contact tracing app mandatory for drivers, saying that it would allow the companies to track their workers.^[5] In September of that year, IFAT workers with Swiggy went on strike to demand the restoration of an old payment structure in which they received more money for deliveries between three and six kilometers.^[6]

In February 2021, IFAT workers went on strike in Telangana Hyderabad, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Delhi, Hydrabad, Assam, Kochi, Kolkata, Lucknow, Gujrat, Chennai, and Odisha, demanding an increase in fares to compensate for rising fuel prices.^[7]

In September 2021, IFAT filed a public interest litigation in the Supreme Court, with regards to the employee classification, specifically inclusion in the Unorganised Workers' Social Security Act 2008.^[8]