The Karnataka Cabinet, on April 11, cleared the much-awaited Karnataka Platform-based Gig Workers (Social Security and Welfare) Bill, 2024, which is now expected to be introduced as an Ordinance. If passed, this would make Karnataka the second State in the country to introduce legislation for the welfare of platform-based gig workers after Rajasthan. Why legislation? Reports … Read more
GIPSWU have demanded that the Central and State governments step up to regulate employment in the gig economy through labour laws, extend social security rights such as EPF, employees’ pension scheme and more and make the Maternity Benefits Act applicable to the sector. File photo | Photo Credit: JOTHI RAMALINGAM B Bengaluru The Gig and … Read more
Reacting to Zomato’s plans of rolling out a ‘pure veg fleet’, the Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Union (TGPWU), a body that works for the welfare of gig workers, sought to know whether the food delivery app would also filter out delivery workers who are vegetarian. TGPWU president Shaik Salauddin, in a statement, said: “If … Read more
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