Aggregators told to register gig workers on e-shram portal within three months

New Delhi : The Centre will set up a committee to look into the issues faced by gig and platform workers and to create a robust social security framework for them. A directive in this regard was given by labour and employment minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Wednesday after a meeting with eight aggregators and industry associations.

Mandaviya asked aggregators to register all their gig and platform workers on the e-Shram Portal within the next three months, stressing that the workers' registration is crucial for extending further benefits to them under various government initiatives.

Representatives from Urban Company, Swiggy and Instamart, Zomato and Blinkit, Porter, Even Cargo, Amazon, Uber and Ola attended the meeting along with industry chambers including the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Ficci), the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Deloitte, Employers' Federation of India and IndiaTech.


According to a statement issued by the labour and employment ministry after the meeting, aggregators were urged to assist in the registration drive and to ensure that all eligible workers are registered on the portal. "This step is aimed at ensuring that gig and platform workers gain access to social security schemes," it said.

He also asked aggregators to list their job vacancies on the ministry's National Career Service (NCS) portal for broadening employment opportunities for millions of people across the country, saying the portal provides a variety of employment related services for jobseekers and employers.