As cities celebrated speed and convenience on New Year’s Eve, a quiet log-off by gig workers raised deeper questions about labour, safety, and accountability in platform-based work, questions examined here through GIGWA’s engagement with workers.
Nitesh Kumar Das is the Organising Secretary at the Gig Workers Association (GigWA), working at the intersection of grassroots organising and policy advocacy to advance the rights of gig and warehouse workers in India.
Nitesh Kumar Das is the Organising Secretary at the Gig Workers Association (GigWA), working at the intersection of grassroots organising and policy advocacy to advance the rights of gig and warehouse workers in India.
As cities celebrated speed and convenience on New Year’s Eve, a quiet log-off by gig workers raised deeper questions about labour, safety, and accountability in platform-based work, questions examined here through GIGWA’s engagement with workers.
BY Nitesh Kumar Das 3 January 2026
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