gig workers
- Hyderabad
Swiggy, Zomato and other delivery workers to go on strike on Christmas, NYE
Hyderabad: Gig and platform workers on Wednesday, December 24, have announced a two-day, all-India strike on Christmas (December 25) and New Year’s Eve (December 31), two of the busiest days of the…
- Telangana
Porter app drivers being exploited, need action: TGPWU to Telangana govt
Hyderabad: Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Union (TGPWU) has sought immediate intervention from the Telangana Labour department to address what it terms a deepening crisis among Porter drivers in the state. In…
- Hyderabad
Telangana HC pulls up Zomato for arbitrarily blocking delivery agent’s ID
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Thursday, November 27, issued a notice to Zomato after it blocked a delivery agent’s ID without a transparent explanation. According to a press release from the…
- India
Labour codes implemented: Key benefits across different sectors
New Delhi: In a historic decision, the government announced on Friday the implementation of the four Labour Codes, which rationalised 29 existing labour laws, with immediate effect. Table of contentsKey changes under…
- Telangana
Telangana Cabinet clears Bill for welfare of Gig workers
Hyderabad: The Telangana Cabinet on Monday approved the Telangana Gig Platform Workers Registration, Social Security and Welfare Bill. The Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy cleared the Bill. Labour…
- Bangalore
Karnataka Assembly passes Bill for welfare of gig workers
Bengaluru: Karnataka Legislative Assembly on Tuesday passed a Bill that aims to protect the rights of platform-based gig workers, and to place obligations on aggregators in relation to the workers’ social security,…
- Hyderabad
Video: Food delivery man falls in drain amid rains in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: A food delivery agent fell into a drain while on duty amid heavy rains in Hyderabad on Saturday, August 9. The incident occurred at TKR Kaman, Shaktinagar. The man lost his…
- Opinions
Flexible for whom? The hidden inequalities behind women’s work in gig economy
By Shraddha Pratapa and Manisha Dhulipala Every morning at 7-00 am, Rehana logs into the Urban Company app, hopeful the algorithm will finally send her a job. Most days, she waits. Hours…
- Telangana
Policy observer flags gaps in Telangana Gig Workers Bill
Hyderabad: A public policy observer from Telangana, Nayini Anurag Reddy, has raised key concerns about the proposed Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Bill, 2025, which is currently open for public feedback. In…
- Telangana
Gig, platform workers’ union demands amendments to draft law
Hyderabad: The Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Union (TGPWU) and the Indian Federation of App-based Transport Workers (IFAT) held a two-day consultation on February 24 to 25 to discuss the state government’s…
- India
Kunal Kamra criticizes Blinkit CEO over exploitation of gig workers
Stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra has criticized Blinkit CEO Albinder Dhindsa for exploiting drivers by not paying them a living wage. On December 31, Dhindsa posted on X saying, “1,22,356 packs of condoms,…
- Featured News
AI drives transformation in India’s gig economy: Is any legal framework ready?
By Sejal Gupta As the global labour market continues to undergo rapid transformation driven by the fourth industrial revolution, the Economic Survey 2023–24, highlights that India is not immune to these shifts.…
- India
Committee formed for gig workers’ social security, e-Shram access announced
Hyderabad: Indian Federation of App-based Transport Workers (IFAT) members, led by its co founder Sheikh Salauddhin from Hyderabad, met Mansukh Mandaviya, Union minister for labour and employment in Delhi, on Friday, October…
- India
Hyderabad: IFAT demands inclusion in policy making group
Hyderabad: The Indian Federation of App-Based Transport Workers (IFAT) has urged Union Minister of Labour Mansukh Mandaviya to ensure workers’ union representatives in the inter-ministerial working group to conduct policy making exercises…
- Hyderabad
Remove time-bound delivery for Swiggy, Blinkit: Workers union amid rains
Hyderabad: In light of the severe rainfall, waterlogging, and flash floods affecting various districts in Telangana and the adjacent state of Andhra Pradesh, the Telangana Gig and Platform Workers’ Union (TGPWU) has…
