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India, ILO discuss fair wages, gig workers' welfare and decent work condit
Updated : 12 months ago IST
India and the International Labour Organisation (ILO) on Saturday discussed the determination and operationalisation of living wages, gig and platform workers' welfare and decent work in value chains.
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Gig workers asked to register on e-Shram portal to avail Budget announceme
Updated : 1 year ago IST
The Ministry of Labour and Employment has urged platform workers to register on the e-Shram portal so that they can access the announcements made in the Budget.
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The Gig Economy's Big Moment: What Comes Next?
Updated : 1 year ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 28: The Indian Finance Minister's budget announced a comprehensive initiative to extend formal recognition and social security benefits to platform-based gig workers by providing their ID cards with registration on the e-Shram portal. This marks a significant step
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"Half-hearted": Jairam Ramesh on budget allocation for gig workers
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
"The Government has finally awoken to the pain of India's gig workers but has only committed to the half-hearted steps of registering them on e-SHRAM and including them under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY). The Government has a long way to go before catching
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"Transformative step": Centre's social security initiative for gig workers
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
The Union Budget 2025 has introduced several measures aimed at strengthening India's healthcare infrastructure, with a focus on expanding medical education, enhancing cancer care facilities, and providing greater financial security to gig workers.
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Budget 2025: FM proposes ID cards for gig workers, UPI-linked credit cards
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in her Budget speech today, announced that her government will provide ID cards to gig workers.
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Withdraw your PF directly from ATMs starting next year: Labour secretary
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Starting next year, EPFO subscribers will be able to withdraw their provident funds directly from ATMs, secretary at labour secretary Sumita Dawra told ANI.
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Work underway for framework to provide social security to gig workers: Cen
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
A committee comprising representatives from various stakeholders has been constituted to suggest a framework for providing social security and welfare benefits to gig and platform workers, MoS Labour and Employment Shobha Karandlaje informed Parliament on Monday.
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Urban India's Retirement Index Increases from 47 to 49, While Gig Workers
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 24: Max Life Insurance Company Ltd. ("Max Life"/ "Company") has launched the 4th edition of its retirement survey, India Retirement Index Study (IRIS)*, conducted in partnership with KANTAR, the world's leading marketing data and analytics company. The IRIS 4.0 rev
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Pakistan: Women Workers Forum calls for action to protect gig workers
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Members of the Women Workers Forum (WWF) of Pakistan urged the Pakistani government to take prompt measures to protect their livelihoods, which are increasingly threatened by socio-economic challenges stemming from climate change and unreliable internet access.
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"Bankrupt govt": BJP hits at Congress over decision to levy cess on aggreg
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The government of Karnataka has announced to impose new cess on transactions conducted through aggregator platforms such as Zomato, Swiggy, Ola, Uber and others to provide social security to gig workers.
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Karnataka announces cess on transactions conducted through aggregator plat
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The government of Karnataka has announced to impose new cess on transactions conducted through aggregator platforms such as Zomato, Swiggy, Ola, Uber and others to provide social security to gig workers.
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