Suggesting changes to the proposed Gig Workers Bill, likely to be introduced in the ensuing legislature session, trade unions in Karnataka have sought equal representation on the Gig Workers Welfare Board “in the true spirit and letter of tripartism”. While the mode of raising funds for the welfare of gig workers is yet to be worked out, unions have sought not less than 1% and not more than 3% fee to be collected from every transaction to be paid by the consumer.
The composition of the board should be split equally among representatives of workers, aggregators, and the government, and that the proposed composition is lopsided in favour of the government, said a memorandum submitted to the Labour Department by the Joint Committee of Trade Unions (JCTU), an umbrella for eight trade unions, and the United Food Delivery Partners’ Unionon Tuesday.
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