Hyderabad, Aug. 8 -- The indefinite strike planned by gig and platform workers across Telangana from August 8 has been called off for now, after the state government assured unions it would act on their long-pending demands within the next 10 days.

The decision came after two rounds of talks on Friday, August 7. In the first, a joint conciliation meeting convened by the Joint Commissioner of Labour, Rangareddy Zone, brought together representatives of the Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Union (TGPWU), the Telangana App-Based Drivers Forum (TADF), platform companies and government officials. Transport Department officials reportedly sought more time to work out how the Motor Vehicle Aggregator Guidelines, 2025 would be implemented.

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