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.
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.
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.
Union Minister of Labour & Employment and Youth Affairs & Sports, Dr Mansukh Mandaviya chaired a significant meeting with representatives from Platform Workers' Associations in New Delhi on Thursday.
The central government, which is actively exploring various avenues to ensure gig and platform workers are covered under social security schemes, has invited platform aggregators to register themselves and their platform workers on the e-Shram Portal.
The Declaration recognised the need for developing: comprehensive strategies for life-long learning, vocational guidance, continuous professional education; modernisation of employment services; ensuring safe working conditions; welfare of the platform workers; and bolstering robust social s
The government is committed to extending social security benefits to gig and platform workers, Union Minister for Labour and Employment, Mansukh Mandaviya, said on Sunday, chairing a review meeting in New Delhi.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 25 (ANI): Hyderabad-based cab driver association "Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Union" (TGPWU) is offering help to pregnant women by giving them free cab service to the hospital.