Shaik Salauddin (/ʃeɪkˈsæləˈʌdɪn/) has worked with app-based ride-hailing companies since 2012 and has been a driver organizer in Hyderabad since 2014.
[3] In this role, he has helped to advise and coordinate efforts across states, organizing collective action of drivers and delivery workers and meeting policy makers and other stakeholders.
[4][5] He has also coordinated with political parties including the Indian National Congress regarding concerns of the platform based gig workers, especially during the Bharat Jodo Yatra.
[6] In 2022, he started a new organization called Telangana Gig and Platform Workers' Union (TGPWU).
Malla Reddy, Minister for Labour and Employment, Factories, and Skill Development, Government of Telangana.