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...
by dankeelan | Mar 15, 2022 | Gig Workers, India
Shaik Salauddin logs long hours. The 36-year-old freelance driver, who lives in the Indian state of Telangana, is also the national general secretary of the Indian Federation of App-based Transport Workers (IFAT). He spends mornings and afternoons logging and...
by dankeelan | Jan 25, 2022 | Delivery, Gig Workers, India
Online grocer BigBasket is looking at gig work in a big way for the roles of delivery personnel because the model works well in blue-collar jobs where it is easy to establish a direct link between output and payout, according to HR Head TN Hari. More than 95 per...
by dankeelan | Jan 4, 2022 | Gig Workers, India
Cab-hailing firms Ola, Uber and logistics start-up Porter scored poorly in the annual Fairwork India Ratings 2021 which examines working conditions of gig economy staffers in the country. The three companies received zero points on a 10-point table system which...
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