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Govt plans to launch social security scheme for gig economy workers | Know benefits
3 months, 1 week ago

Govt plans to launch social security scheme for gig economy workers | Know benefits

India TV News  

Social Security Scheme: The central government is likely to announce a social security scheme for the estimated 7.7 million gig workers in the country. As per the reports, aggregators may be required to contribute 1-2 per cent of their revenue to establish a social security fund, which would offer health insurance and other benefits to workers. Labor Minister meets officials …

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Govt plans to unveil social security plan for gig workers
3 months, 1 week ago

Govt plans to unveil social security plan for gig workers

Hindustan Times  

The Union government may soon announce a social safety net for the country’s estimated 7.7 million gig economy workers, people familiar with the thinking in the highest echelons of government said, with aggregators likely to be asked to pay 1-2% of their revenue to create a social security fund that can provide health insurance and other benefits to the workers. …

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Include access to washrooms, safeguards against customer misbehaviour in draft Bill, say women gig workers
5 months, 1 week ago

Include access to washrooms, safeguards against customer misbehaviour in draft Bill, say women gig workers

The Hindu  

As the Karnataka government readies the Karnataka Platform-based Gig Workers Bill, women workers with ride-hailing apps and on-demand home services companies have highlighted the need to include provisions that take into account the female workforce. Speaking at the Karnataka Gig and Platform Workers’ Convention held in Bengaluru on Wednesday, several women workers demanded that the Bill should include provisions ensuring …

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'Sometimes Social Activists Are Pushed By Business Interests": Supreme Court Rejects PIL Seeking Regulation Of Cab Aggregators
1 year ago

'Sometimes Social Activists Are Pushed By Business Interests": Supreme Court Rejects PIL Seeking Regulation Of Cab Aggregators

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a Public Interest Litigation seeking for the Union of India and State Governments to establish rules for app-based cab services. As per the PIL, till date the State Governments have not succeeded in formulating regulations for aggregators in alignment with the amended Section 93 of the Motor Vehicles Act. The petitioner contended …

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'If Congress Loses...': Why Gig Workers Act May Not Help Ashok Gehlot in Polls
1 year, 1 month ago

'If Congress Loses...': Why Gig Workers Act May Not Help Ashok Gehlot in Polls

The Quint  

The Act aims to answer the exact questions that Dey raised in the beginning of the interview. In record time it became a budget announcement 200 crores was given from the state government to set up a social security board and what does a law do? Three things: Number one - It says number one that there will be a …

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The potential downside of the Rajasthan Gig Workers Law
1 year, 2 months ago

The potential downside of the Rajasthan Gig Workers Law

Hindustan Times  

Good news for Rajasthan's gig workers as the state has established a dedicated welfare board for their benefit. The recently passed legislation by the Rajasthan State Assembly intends to establish a welfare board and a registry of all gig workers, aggregators, and primary employers in the state who work with gig workers. A platform-based Gig Workers Welfare Cess will be …

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Brushing aside opposition, Ola brings back bike taxi service in Bengaluru, ride S1 model
1 year, 3 months ago

Brushing aside opposition, Ola brings back bike taxi service in Bengaluru, ride S1 model

The Hindu  

Mobile app-driven ride-hailing company Ola reintroduced its bike taxi service in Bengaluru on September 16. The tussle between auto drivers and bike taxi riders, which has been going on for some time now, reached its peak during the protest as the former allegedly thrashed many bike taxi riders in Bengaluru on September 11 where various private transport associations held protests. …

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Gig Workers Bill: reading between the lines
1 year, 3 months ago

Gig Workers Bill: reading between the lines

The Hindu  

In a first of its kind, the Rajasthan government introduced the Rajasthan Platform-Based Gig Workers Bill, 2023, with the aim of ensuring social security for gig workers. Editorial | Promising Bill: On the Rajasthan Platform-based Gig Workers Bill, 2023 Third, the Bill aims to create a database of gig workers wherein the details of all the workers onboarded or registered …

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Rajasthan outlines plan for gig workers’ welfare
1 year, 7 months ago

Rajasthan outlines plan for gig workers’ welfare

Hindustan Times  

The Rajasthan government has proposed to levy a “welfare cess” on consumers to ensure better rights and facilities for gig workers in the draft of a new law that also provides for a fine up to ₹1 crore on errant aggregators, officials aware of the matter said. HT Image According to the draft of the bill, seen by HT, the …

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