Gig Workers

IMAGO / Pacific Press Agency; Representative image : Gig workers

Telangana Bans Cash Wage Payments, Extends Minimum Wage Protection To Gig Workers

BY Outlook News Desk

Source: IMAGO / Hindustan Times : Failure to meet platform expectations, refusal of work, acts of dissent and organising, customer complaints, or system glitches can potentially trigger lockouts, temporary deactivations, or suppressed orders, disciplining workers even as they struggle to meet impossible expectations.

Delhi Heatwave: Union Demands 12 pm to 3 pm Work Halt for Gig Workers

BY Outlook News Desk

| Source: X / Manoj Kumar Jha : MP Manoj Kumar Jha and director Nandita Das at a special screening and discussion with a large number of gig workers in participation

‘Remember Article 39’: Manoj Jha, Gig Workers On Expectations From Union Budget 2026

BY Anwiti Singh

Source: IMAGO / Hindustan Times : Failure to meet platform expectations, refusal of work, acts of dissent and organising, customer complaints, or system glitches can potentially trigger lockouts, temporary deactivations, or suppressed orders, disciplining workers even as they struggle to meet impossible expectations.

Ten Minutes Too Late: When Speed Becomes Exploitation

BY Avantika Tewari

Source: IMAGO / NurPhoto

Delivery Partners Should Be Seen As Flexible Employment, Not Gig Work: Swiggy

BY Outlook News Desk

Source: IMAGO / Hindustan Times : Gig workers rest during a nationwide strike at Connaught Place on December 31, 2025 in New Delhi, India. Gig workers are striking on New Year's Eve, demanding better pay, social security, and an end to 10-minute delivery mandates due to safety concerns and stress. While the strike aimed to disrupt high-demand New Year's Eve services, the overall impact was mitigated by aggressive counter-measures from delivery platforms.

Is Scrapping 10-Minute Delivery Enough To End Gig Workers' Exploitation?

Delivery Workers' protest

'Our Situation Won’t Change Unless Delivery Platforms Address Pay Security'

BY Mohammad Ali

A Blinkit delivery partner on the road

Scrap '10-Minute' Commitment: Centre To Online Delivery Platforms

BY Outlook News Desk

PTI : Raghav Chadha meets protesting gig workers in Delhi

Raghav Chadha Turns Blinkit Rider to Flag Gig Worker Strain

BY Outlook News Desk

Tribhuvan Tiwari : Food delivery boys on wheels in New Delhi, India.

Ten Minutes To Nowhere: Is Ultra-Fast Service Delivery Model Eroding Rights?

BY Mohammad Ali

IMAGO / Hindustan Times : Gig workers rest during a nationwide strike at Connaught Place on December 31, 2025 in New Delhi, India.

Opinion | Gig Workers Need More Protection: Analysing The New Years' Strike

BY Nitesh Kumar Das

PTI : Raghav Chadha meets protesting gig workers in Delhi

War Of Words Over Gig Workers Strike: Biz Leaders Take On Raghav Chadha, Side With Zomato Founder

BY Outlook News Desk

Indian politician Raghav Chadha with a delivery worker

Quick Commerce Delivery Boy Who Voiced His Problems Gets A Lunch Invite From MP Raghav Chadha

File photo : Gig workers demand relief from struggles

New Law Floats Hope Among Bengaluru Gig Workers But Platforms May Sink Them

BY N.K. Bhoopesh

How Crypto Can Solve Cross-Border Payment Challenges For India’s Gig Economy

How Crypto Can Solve Cross-Border Payment Challenges For India’s Gig Economy

Telanganas next Chief Minister Revanth Reddy

Telangana CM A Revanth Reddy To Provide Rs 5 Lakh Accident Insurance To Gig Workers

BY Outlook News Desk

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi interacted with the autorickshaw drivers and gig workers in Hyderabad.

Telangana Assembly Polls: Rahul Gandhi Interacts With Autorickshaw Drivers, Gig Workers In Hyderabad

BY Outlook News Desk

Telangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR)

Gig Workers’ Issue Gains Momentum Ahead Of Elections In Telangana

BY Outlook News Desk

Rajasthan Passes Bill Granting Social Security To Gig Workers

In A First, Rajasthan Passes Bill Granting Social Security To Gig Workers

BY Outlook News Desk

A still from Zwigato

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'Zwigato' Traverses Through The Exploited Lives Of Gig Workers

A Blinkit delivery partner on the road

No To ‘Delivery Partners’ Tag; Gig Workers Want Status Of ‘Worker’ To Access Labour Rights

BY Abhik Bhattacharya

Photo: Getty Images

Pushed To The Edge: The 'Entrepreneurial' Worker Of The Present

BY Chhavi Sharma

Photo: Nasir Kachroo/NurPhoto via Getty Images

India's Gig Workers Strike, Push For Better Wages

BY Outlook News Desk

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi rides with a gig worker in Bengaluru

Rahul Gandhi Meets Delivery Workers In Bengaluru, Assures Poll Promise Of Gig Workers' Welfare Board

BY Outlook News Desk

Delivery partners in a race against time

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