For millions of gig workers driving for companies such as Uber Eats, DoorDash and Deliveroo, there is no human manager to call, no supervisor to appeal to and no office to walk into. Decisions about ...

Platform companies claimed the gig workers could deliver so fast because of the density of dark stores and efficiency of their packing processes. Even the Central government stepped into the debate, ...

Gig and platform service workers across the country switched off their apps on Monday as part of a nationwide online strike called by the Gig and Pla ...

Multiple gig and platform worker unions met with Rahul Gandhi yesterday, to discuss the need for policies for gig workers ...

But nothing is easy, and this army of gig workers, set to expand from 7.7m in 2020-2021 to 23.5m by 2029-30, according to NITI Aayog, a government think-tank, has fuelled a rancorous national debate ...

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The Gig and Platform Service Workers Union, which organised the protest, said approximately 35,000 workers across India did not log into the app, with about 8,000 participating in Delhi.

On February 7, 2026, app-based cab drivers and delivery workers across India initiated a nationwide shutdown, affecting ...

Karnataka has formed the Gig Workers Welfare Board with the Labour Minister, Tax & IT Department officials, platform representatives on it.

Women gig workers protest against algorithmic control and lack of flexibility, demanding better conditions and an end to ID ...