-Newsclick.in Why are gig workers not recognised by three of the four recently passed labour codes? Shedding light on the problems that food delivery app workers have been facing in the post-pandemic period in India, NILABHRA BHATTACHARYA advocates for gig workers’ recognition under all the labour codes that were passed by the Parliament in 2019 and 2020 to provide them minimum labour protections and rights. RECENTLY, the food delivery apps Swiggy and Zomato...
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A lesson from China on gig workers’ rights -Sowmiya Ashok
-The Hindu The swell of public opinion in China has enabled government regulation and change in company policy On September 20, 2021, the Indian Federation of App-based Transport Workers, on behalf of gig workers, filed a public interest litigation in the Supreme Court demanding that the Union government provide succour to workers affected by the pandemic. The petition has asked for ‘gig workers’ and ‘platform workers’ to be declared as ‘unorganised workers’...
More »‘Delay in wage payment by Centre adding to NREGA workers’ woes’
-The Hindu As of August 10 this year, 34% transactions are still unpaid, says LibTech study Delay on the part of the Union Government in transfer of wages to workers under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), 2005, has further compounded the woes of thousands of workers during these difficult pandemic times. The Centre is taking 26 days on an average to complete the wage transfer to the NREGA workers...
More »‘We are slaves to them’: Zomato, Swiggy delivery workers speak up against unfair practices -Tanishka Sodhi
-Newslaundry.com They are battling job insecurity, variable pay, low base pay, increasing fuel prices, and inconsistency in incentive payments. The irony of Zomato’s website for its delivery workers is hard to ignore. “Ride with pride,” it says. As you scroll down, figures such as “1 lakh + happy partners” and “10 crore + happy deliveries” pop out. This at a time when “delivery partners” across India are far from happy. Over the last two...
More »Food delivery workers tell their story on Twitter, say it's a losing game
-TheNewsMinute.com The delivery executives behind the anonymous Twitter handle tell TNM that they deliver more food, travel more but earn less than ever before. Throughout the pandemic, even as restaurants were shuttered to diners and grocery stores closed early, food delivery executives have remained a constant, traversing cities at all hours of the day to bring meals to your doorstep. Yet, during this time, many of these executives have stood in protest...
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