New Delhi, Jan. 5 -- As gig workers' unions organized a strike on New Year's Eve demanding better working conditions, several people took to X and other social media platforms to debate the value of gig work in India's economy.

Zomato founder Deepinder Goyal and InfoEdge founder Sanjeev Bikhchandani (also a Zomato investor) argued that gig work was valuable, pointing out that the strike had clearly failed. Others including Aam Aadmi Party leader Raghav Chadha met gig workers on strike in Delhi, supporting their demands for better working conditions.

Zomato's food delivery partners workforce grew 18% CAGR (compound annual growth rate) from FY22 to FY25. In the first half of this fiscal year, it had 532,000 monthly active delivery partner...