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Nilabhra Bhattacharya
Post-pandemic Exploitation of Food Delivery Workers, and the Legal Reforms Needed
15 Oct 2021
Why are gig workers not recognised by three of the four recently passed labour codes?
Ronak Chhabra
Service Professionals Protest Against Gig Firm Over Low Income, Poor Working Conditions
09 Oct 2021
Hundreds of service professionals working as ‘expert beauticians’ with the Urban Company staged a protest on Friday at the Gurugram office of the firm; solidarity for them poured in from across the…
Ronak Chhabra
‘Situation Similar to Migrants, Instruct Centre for Database on App-based Workers’: Union Writes to SC Bench
02 Jul 2021
The gig and platform workers have been overwhelmed by the COVID-19 pandemic and the recent second surge in cases has made matters worse for them, Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Union (TGPWU) said…
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.