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Telangana to provide gig workers Rs 5 lakh accident cover, Rs 10 lakh health insurance: Rahul GandhiTelangana has announced a new welfare scheme aimed at supporting gig workers in the state. The initiative includes accident insurance amoun...
Congress believes in making workers partners, will stand by gig workers: Rahul Gandhi in HyderabadCongress and Telangana government have launched the Gig Workers’ Social Security and Welfare Scheme in Hyderabad. Leader of Opposition Rahu...
Will appeal to govt for a nationwide gig workers' law, like those in Karnataka, Telangana: Uday Bhanu ChibThe Indian Youth Congress held a conclave for gig workers. They highlighted the challenges faced by millions of delivery workers. These wor...
Delhi: Gig workers' delegation meets Rahul Gandhi, asserts need for legislationA delegation of transport and delivery gig workers met the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, to discuss the need for legisla...
Ride-hailing gig worker unions call for strike on February 7A group of unions representing gig workers operating with ride-hailing companies like Uber, Ola and Rapido have called for a strike on Satu...
Entry-level IT salaries have stagnated, says AICC report ahead of Union BudgetThe report titled "Real State of the Economy, 2026” said entry-level AI jobs are under threat due to the rise of AI. Youth unemployment tou...
Social security code draft outlines insurance, pension for gig workers: ReportAccording to the draft rules, gig and platform workers should be engaged with an aggregator for at least 90 days in a financial year to qua...
Deepinder Goyal claims gig worker protests turned violent, shares video evidenceEternal CEO Deepinder Goyal said some protesters during the December strikes were not company delivery partners and shared videos to suppor...
50,000 gig workers participate in strike in Hyderabad, unions claimAbout 50,000 of the total two lakh gig workers in Hyderabad participated in the strike called on Wednesday by the unions demanding better p...
Celebrities, netizens show solidarity with gig workers as New Year's Eve strike intensifiesWhile the Telangana Gig and Platform Workers' Union (TGPWU) and Indian Federation of App-Based Transport Workers (IFAT) claimed that lakhs ...
Gig workers from Maharashtra likely to join strike, police monitoring developments: OfficialsGig and platform workers from Mumbai and Maharashtra are expected to join a nationwide strike. This action is planned for New Year's Eve. W...
Ecommerce, food delivery services largely unaffected by gig workers' strikeWhile at some places gig workers staged demonstrations, firms like Zomato, Swiggy offered more incentives to delivery partners, a standard ...
Gig workers from Maharashtra likely to join strike, police monitoring developments: OfficialsAmid the strike call by gig workers' unions, police are closely monitoring developments to prevent any untoward incidents on New Year's Eve...
Telangana govt decides to conduct polls to Gram Panchayats, defers decision on other local bodiesTelangana will hold Gram Panchayat elections soon. Polls for other rural local bodies are deferred. This is due to legal issues with Backwa...
Karnataka forms working groups to fix gig worker welfare levy, tech integrationWith this, Karnataka is moving ahead to become the first southern state with a gig worker welfare board. The fee will be fixed at 1-5% of e...
Telangana to introduce bill to protect gig workers, Cong says 'Shramik Nyay' part of central visionCongress general secretary in-charge of communications Jairam Ramesh pointed out that Telangana is the third state to legislate on this mat...
Aggregators may face jail term if they fail to pay gig workers welfare fund in Telangana- Draft BillTelangana is set to introduce a welfare board for gig workers. A Draft Bill proposes a fee on aggregators to fund the board. Failure to pay...
Telangana govt to bring in new Act for welfare of Gig, platform workersTelangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has directed officials to gather public feedback on the draft Bill aimed at providing social secur...
Benefits for gig workers may trickle in before social security code launchThe government is considering advancing social security benefits for gig workers before the full implementation of the Social Security Code...
India needs national legal, social security architecture for gig workers: CongressCongress is advocating for a national legal and social security framework for gig workers in India, highlighting Karnataka's proposed Gig W...