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Dr. Kingshuk Sarkar
Why UK Supreme Court’s Uber Driver Verdict Can Impact Indian Gig Workers
11 Mar 2021
The recent UK Supreme Court verdict that Uber drivers are workers and not self-employed individuals has significant labour market repercussions for the world.
Ronak Chhabra
Soaring Fuel Prices Compound App-Based Workers’ Woes
02 Mar 2021
In protest, a Delhi-based union representing drivers will lead a “token march” on March 5.
Prudhviraj Rupavath
Fuel Price Rise: ‘Govt. Unbothered by Crisis Ridden Transport Sector’
20 Feb 2021
The transport workers’ unions have been demanding that the government restores duties and taxes on fuel as of March 1, 2020.
The Leaflet
Uber Drivers are Workers, Not Independent Contractors, Rules UK's Supreme Court Unanimously
20 Feb 2021
“I think it is a massive achievement in a way that we were able to stand up against a giant.”
Ronak Chhabra
Bumpy Road Ahead for App-Based Workers Despite Being Qualified for Social Security
09 Feb 2021
The benefits under a new labour code were emphasised by the FM in her Budget speech earlier this month, however, the unions flay other policy decisions for impacting their earning.
Ronak Chhabra
Experts Call for Legal Framework Before Social Security for App-Based Workers
30 Oct 2020
The workers have remained in a regulatory grey zone for far too long; it is a matter of worry now as the gig economy is being embraced as the future of work.
Prudhviraj Rupavath
Second Wave of Layoffs Amid Pandemic Leave Gig Workers’ Unions Enraged
28 Jul 2020
Unions of workers under digital platforms are raising voices urging the government to ensure labour rights for gig workers.
Ronak Chhabra
Delhi: App-based Workers Get Short Shrift in Gig Companies’ Charity Stunt
16 Jun 2020
This is in addition to the mass layoffs in the wake of virus-triggered lockdown that has already spurred a bloodbath within the country's tech sector.