Gig economy and mental health
After the visitors had finished their dinner at around 10.30 pm, one of them suddenly realized that he had forgotten to bring some essential medications. At this point, an app…
Gig-Economy
All-India Shramik Yatra: A country wide journey to reach informal workers
Informal workers—street vendors, domestic helpers, platform (gig) workers, construction labour, home based workers, sex workers, fisherfolk, scheme and health workers, forest workers, agricultural labour, garment workers and countless others—are the…
Rajasthan Law Brings Wider Hope for Gig Workers
In recent years the number of gig workers has increased rapidly in most countries. While the need has been for ensuring better social security and welfare benefits to more workers,…
Rajathan Passes Law for the Social Security of Gig Workers
After the passage of the historic Rajasthan Minimum Guaranteed Income Law on 22nd July 2023, we write to you to share yet another significant development from the State. The Rajasthan…
Rajasthan Law to Help Gig Workers Should be Widely Welcomed
The Rajasthan state government is in the process of enacting a welfare law for gig workers which should be widely welcomed. Basically this law proposes that a one per cent…
The challenges of Gig-Economy
by Ashish Kumar Singh & Akash Singh According to a NITI Aayog recent report titled 'India's Booming Gig and Platform Economy' India’s gig workforce, estimated to be at 77 lakh in…
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