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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
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.
Jai Vipra
Reclaiming Non-Personal Data From Big Tech and Monopolies
11 Aug 2020
As data started becoming a resource, it was turned into private property without anyone’s consent. Now it can be afforded more democratic ownership through regulation.
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.
Newsclick Report
Service Aggregators Uber, Ola, Swiggy and Zomato Continue to See Layoffs
28 May 2020
On the other hand, Zomato and Swiggy have taken up grocery delivery and home delivery of alcohol.
Peoples Dispatch
US Workers Demand Effective Paid Sick Leave Policies to Deal with Coronavirus Pandemic
16 Mar 2020
As the Coronavirus pandemic is raging in the US, only 15% of the fast food workers have paid leaves left, leaving over 32 million workers in a difficult situation.
PTI
Mumbai Cab Driver's Act, Language Reflect Country's Situation: Poet-Activist
07 Feb 2020
Bappadittya Sarkar, from Jaipur, said he would not file a complaint against the Uber driver as it may “ruin his career and life.”