Karnataka has one of highest numbers of people working in this rapidly growing sector, about 4 lakhs, and welfare board was set up with intention of providing them safety net.
If regulatory diktats nudge consumers to be a little more patient — or force labour to be a little less desperate — the business model breaks down before it turns profitable.
Employers and customers need to understand that gig workers are as much workers as factory workers or farm labourers, and that they are not miscreants.
In a post on X, Deepinder Goyal said the gig economy has shattered the invisibility of the poor. 'The doorbell is not the problem. The question is what we do after opening the door.'
The Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Union and the Indian Federation of App-Based Transport Workers have called the strike with support from regional worker groups across India.
Yaseen tells ThePrint how he decided to enter the world of law, the obstacles he encountered & his inspiration. 'Entering the legal profession was destiny.'
IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.
This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.
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