Congress believes in making workers partners, will stand by gig workers: Rahul Gandhi in Hyderabad

Congress believes in making workers partners in the economy and will stand by gig workers, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi said on Saturday at the launch of the Telangana Gig Workers’ Social Security and Welfare Scheme in Hyderabad.

Addressing gig workers at the event, Gandhi said the Congress party and the Telangana government were fulfilling their promise to address the concerns and demands raised by workers during an earlier interaction.

"I had a meeting with the gig workers of Telangana. You shared your sorrow and pain with me. At that time, I said that the Congress party, our CM and all of us had promised you that we would take steps regarding your demands and we would make every effort to help you and protect you. Today, we are fulfilling that promise," he said.


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Gandhi also highlighted the importance of data rights for gig workers, saying that while data has become central to the 21st-century economy, workers employed by digital platforms have so far been unable to access their own work-related information.

He cited companies such as Google, Facebook, WhatsApp and Uber to underline the growing importance of data, adding that the new law would give gig workers access to their own data.

"The government of Telangana is giving you a guarantee that the work you do, the rides you complete, the money you are being paid for the rides will be accessible to you on your mobile phone," he said.

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Gandhi also spoke about the working conditions of gig workers, pointing out that delivery partners and other workers often travel across cities in the heat without dedicated spaces to rest.

He said the Telangana government would establish Wi-Fi-enabled rest zones in Hyderabad and other cities across the state, where workers could park their vehicles, sit, relax, rest or sleep.