Odisha faces fuel scarcity, impacting daily wage earners and transport operators. The state government attributes the situation to panic bu...

India’s demographic advantage—with over 65% of its population under 35—faces growing pressure due to weak job creation, skill gaps and risi...

Female employment in India has seen a substantial rise, reaching 39 percent in 2025 from 22 percent in 2017. This growth reflects increased...

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Delhi's Chief Minister Rekha Gupta announced the creation of rest facilities at Atal Canteens for gig workers, addressing their lack of saf...

Per the Karnataka Platform-based Gig Workers (Social Security & Welfare) Act, 2025, ecommerce operators are required to pay 1% of their com...

The fee, capped at 50 paise, 75 paise, and Re 1, depending on the business models of the platform, is expected to raise Rs 250-300 crore an...

New labour codes mandate online aggregators and marketplaces to contribute 1-2% of their annual turnover to a gig worker welfare fund. This...

With 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...

Once finalised, the regulations will prescribe the rates of fees payable by platforms for services, such as ride-hailing, food delivery and...

Karnataka will soon release draft rules to implement a service fee on online platforms, funding welfare schemes for gig workers under a new...

The Karnataka Platform-based Gig Workers (Social Security and Welfare) Bill 2024 has been sent by the government to Raj Bhavan with a reque...

Karnataka is planning a differential levy on app-based aggregators to fund gig workers' welfare, with rates from 1% to 5% of worker commiss...

At a meeting in Delhi on Thursday, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi asked state chief minister Siddaramaiah to go ahead with the law. The state...

The State Government plans to levy a cess on online transactions to fund the welfare of gig workers. The government will introduce the Plat...

The Bangalore Chamber of Industry and Commerce (BCIC) met with additional labour commissioner Manjunath Gangadhara, to present its inputs f...

Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot announced the enactment of the Gig Workers Welfare Act, the establishment of a board and a welfare fund of Rs 2...