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Indian women don’t like being gig workers — the potentially $455 billion industry has to woo them with fair pay to start with
There are at least two surveys that explain the lag in the labour reforms for women. In 2018, …
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Gig jobs are popular with pocket-money seeking teens, for primary earners it’s a burden
The gig economy of India is attracting more and more young people aged between 16 to 23 years.Teena…
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Gig workers move Supreme Court seeking social security benefits from Zomato, Swiggy, Ola and Uber
Some of India’s gig workers — associated with new age firms like Uber, Ola, Zomato and Swiggy — are…
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It’s the worst time to be a contract worker, freelancer or a gig economy worker
As India locks down, its economy has come to a grinding halt. That has affected the gig economy the…
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Gig economy added 40,000 new women workers, but at low wages
More women are finding work, thanks to the increasing gig economy but they are being paid less, wid…
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From minimum wages for all to social security for gig workers — these are the broad outlines of upcoming ‘labour reforms’ in India
The Indian government will be implementing universalisation of minimum wages and timely paymen…
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In India, Flipkart tops the ‘fairness’ quotient for gig economy workers: Report
With a number of Indians entering the gig economy, which includes workforce that is remotely man…
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Indian private sector's wage bill surpasses government's for the first time in FY23
There is a rising trajectory of private corporate wage bills as per a study done by ICICI Securitie…
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Billionaires Azim Premji and Kiran Mazumdar Shaw argue against the labour ‘reforms’ in Indian states— and they are not alone
However, the idea does not resonate well with the experts. After a notice from the Allah…
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6 million Indians will be in the gig economy within two years -- that's nearly twice the current size
India has become the fifth largest country in terms of growth in flexi staff — which includes lease…
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Migrant workers to get minimum wages, rental homes but experts unhappy with lack of MNREGA push
If all her proposals go through migrant and gig workers as a part of “all categories of workers”…
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Is Urban Company heading the Ola, Uber way with over 100 beauticians taking to the street?
Home services aggregator Urban Company was among the top rated digital businesses to offer better a…
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Indian startups make deep hiring cuts, permanent employee hiring down 61%: Razorpay
Indian startups are going through steep hiring cuts and the hiring of permanent employees has dippe…
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India can avoid 72% of projected COVID-19 cases by closing brothels and red light areas
They said Indians are at a much lower risk of getting COVID-19 if red light areas are kept clos…
PTI
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UP truck accident news - At least 24 migrant workers killed and 36 injured on their way home from Rajasthan
Both the trucks were carrying the labourers.The incident took place between 3 am and 3.30 am, they …
PTI
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India is expecting to save ₹3000 crore in foreign exchange by stopping import of defence equipment components
The defence ministry on Wednesday notified a positive indigenisation list of sub-systems, assemb…
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Migrant workers can get cheap rental homes in cities soon — even companies will be incentivised to build homes near the factories and offices
The second tranche was dedicated to migrant labourers, farmers and urban poor who were amongst t…
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Job seekers under MGNREGA has jumped 50% as migrant workers forced to return home are desperate for livelihood
More people are looking for jobs under MGNREGA as enrollment surges by 50% with migrants forced to …
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Uber Eats fired an Indian-origin delivery partner for allegedly arriving 10 minutes late after working 96 hours
The sacking of Indian-origin Amita Gupta by Uber Eats for allegedly arriving 10 minutes late for a …
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Compensation of ₹50,000 to kin of those who died of COVID-19, recommends Indian government
The government of India recommended the states to pay ₹50,000 to the families of those who died due…