by dankeelan | Feb 4, 2025 | Gig Workers, India
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday announced a social security scheme for one crore gig workers engaged with online platforms and said the government will provide them identity cards and facilitate their registration on the e-Shram portal. The move will...
by dankeelan | Sep 3, 2024 | Benefits, Featured, Gig Workers, India
Union Minister for Labour and Employment, Mansukh Mandaviya said that work has begun on a comprehensive strategy to provide gig and platform workers with social security benefits. To facilitate the implementation of social security measures, Dr Mandaviya said that the...
by dankeelan | Jul 9, 2024 | Gig Workers, India, Unions
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...
by dankeelan | Mar 12, 2024 | Gig Workers, India
A recent survey conducted by Delhi-based NGO Paigam has shed light on the challenges faced by gig workers and app-based drivers across India. The survey, which studied responses from a sample size of 10,000 individuals between April 2022 and 2023 across eight states,...
by dankeelan | Jan 24, 2023 | Future of Work, Gig Workers, India
aylor Jay, a delivery driver for several platforms, including DoorDash, Grubhub, Postmates, and Instacart, occasionally works 12-hour days. He says it’s been very difficult for him to get ahead financially since he began gig work in 2019. “It is...
by dankeelan | Sep 6, 2022 | Gig Workers, India
More than 1 in 2 (52 per cent) gig workers in India feel that their work environment makes it challenging to upskill or find new job opportunities, a report showed on Tuesday. Almost 50 per cent of online platform workers find their jobs...
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