by dankeelan | Sep 1, 2026 | Featured, Gig Workers, India, Women
India’s gig economy, which includes 10-minute food delivery and ride-hailing apps, is creating millions of jobs. Yet, women are largely missing from it, according to a new study. Indian women have achieved near parity with men in access to basic bank accounts, but...
by dankeelan | May 5, 2026 | Featured, Gig Workers, India
By 2030, India will have over 23 million gig workers. Most of them will have no formal contract, no social security and no guaranteed income. This is not a future risk. It is already the reality. India is in the middle of a structural shift in how work is defined and...
by dankeelan | Jan 27, 2026 | Featured, Gig Workers, India
Amid the ongoing tensions between consumer platforms and their gig workers, Delhi-based Gig & Platform Service Workers Union (GIPSWU) has called for a nationwide strike today. As part of this, it has called on gig and platform service workers to switch off...
by dankeelan | Jan 6, 2026 | Immigration, India
Amazon has granted temporary permission for a section of its workforce stranded in India due to US visa delays to work remotely for a defined period. The decision applies to employees affected by prolonged processing of H-1B and H-4 visas and allows continuity of work...
by dankeelan | Apr 29, 2025 | Crypto, Gig Workers, India
In the last decade, two explosive economic forces have emerged to revolutionize the way people work and are compensated: the gig economy and cryptocurrency. At first glance, they may seem distinct, but their underlying nature shows that they share a common...
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...
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