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SC Agrees to Hear PIL Seeking Social Security Benefits to Gig Workers
14 Dec 2021
The Supreme Court, on Monday, agreed to examine the public interest litigation seeking social security benefits to “gig workers” and “platform workers” engaged by Uber, Ola Cabs, Swiggy and Zomato.
Monica Cruz
Amid Overwhelming Debt and Despair, NYC’s Yellow Cab Drivers Begin Hunger Strike
29 Oct 2021
The city’s iconic yellow cab drivers are fighting to end a crushing debt crisis, manufactured by the city and Wall Street profiteers
Sabah Gurmat
No Bathrooms, No Safety, No Formalisation: For India’s Women Gig-workers, Companies’ Promises Ring Hollow
19 Oct 2021
While the problems faced by gig workers in India have been under scrutiny of late, the specific concerns of female gig workers have not received as much attention.
Sruti MD
‘No Ola or Uber, Govt Must Take Over’: Say Tamil Nadu Autorickshaw Drivers
29 Jul 2021
The lack of passengers during the pandemic, hike in fuel prices and metre rates unrevised since 2013 have pushed auto-rickshaw drivers to a difficult position.
Ronak Chhabra
On May Day, Telangana Drivers Boycott Ola, Uber, Demand Compensation for Covid Infection
01 May 2021
Devastated by the second wave of COVID-19, the drivers demanded the cab aggregators to fix the fare rate and provide a fixed daily compensation to those infected.
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.
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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
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.
Ronak Chhabra
Survey Reveals App Drivers’ Misery: ‘60% Report Back Problems, 90% Sleep Deprived’
26 Aug 2020
Nearly half of the surveyed drivers, the study found, are driving customers in their vehicle for close to 20 hours a day.