Report highlights that gig workers showed an overall discrepancy rate of 4%. These discrepancies included issues like court record offences and fake identities.
The promise was made by Rahul Gandhi during his Bharat Jodo Yatra. Karnataka govt likely to promulgate an ordinance to implement this at the earliest, it is learnt.
Through strike, union is demanding recognition of gig workers as employees of platform companies, dignified working conditions & implementation of minimum wages, among others.
Under scheme aimed at alleviating urban poverty, the plan is to identify different vulnerable groups and chart out focused interventions based on occupations, say MoHUA officials.
Gig workers often juggle multiple apps & shift between part-time and full-time work. None of the states considering gig worker laws fully account for this fluidity.
Karnataka will be 2nd state after Rajasthan to have legislation for welfare of gig workers. Experts & activists welcome key provisions, including fair terms of contract, mentioned in draft.
'Prisoners on Wheels?' report surveyed over 10,000 cab drivers & delivery persons on apps across 8 cities. Mental and physical health issues, dissatisfaction with fares also among findings.
Non-profit's survey of 5,000-plus gig workers engaged with 20-plus platforms finds that these are full-time jobs. Report points to issues of health, income security & lack of regulation.
The gig sector is booming, but policy inaction, declining incentives from app-based companies, and skyrocketing fuel prices have trapped gig workers in a spiral of diminishing returns.
Recommendations appear in Niti Aayog’s Tax Policy Working Paper Series–II. It says there is a need to shift away from fear-based enforcement to trust-based governance.
In service with the British military since 2019, it is also known as the Martlet missile. Ukrainians have also deployed these missiles against Russian troops.
Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.
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