Ecommerce major Amazon India has reportedly acknowledged lapses in workplace safety at its Haryana’s Manesar warehouse. As per Economic Times’ report, the company in its communication to central labour commissioner, …
Ecommerce major Amazon India has reportedly acknowledged lapses in workplace safety at its Haryana’s Manesar warehouse. As per Economic Times’ report, the company in its communication to central labour commissioner, …
There are only estimates of India’s gig workforce, and this lack of data is one of the reasons why gig workers are largely bereft of social security in a little-regulated …
Pakistan and India are sweltering. For laborers, not working because of the extreme temperatures can mean not eating. As South Asia bakes under a blistering heat wave, life-or-death decisions arrive …
All informal workers face climate change and it impacts their livelihood – reduced income as well as reduced hours of work. Workers talk about fatigue and dehydration, excessive sweating, and …
In the age of platform capitalism, with skewed and anti-worker algorithms operating as digital bosses, Rajasthan’s new law could possibly play a role in taming these bosses and paving the …
The Rajasthan Assembly Monday passed a Bill extending social security to gig workers but without any debate. When the House reconvened at 2 pm Monday after unprecedented scenes where sacked …
This Bill is being introduced in the Rajasthan Assembly. The legislation doubles the minimum pension to Rs 1000 per month(approx 125 USD) for all elderly widowed and disabled, with an …
The Government of Rajasthan has tabled “THE RAJASTHAN PLATFORM BASED GIG WORKERS (REGISTRATION AND WELFARE) BILL, 2023” which recognizes platform workers under “workers category” and provide access to basic social …