Around 40% of gig workers earn less than Rs 15,000 every month, reveals Economic Survey

The past few weeks have seen a heated discussion over the earnings and the working conditions of gig workers in India, with ...

Gig Workers Announce Nationwide Protest On February 3 Over Wages, Forced Labour Claims

Delivery workers have announced nationwide protests on February 3 to demand minimum wages and to seek a ban on what they ...
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Economic Survey 2026: Non-farm gig workforce share seen rising from 2% to 6.7% by 2030

Economic Survey 2024-25 highlights gig workforce growth in India, projecting 6.7 percent share and ₹2.35 lakh crore GDP contribution by 2029-30.
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Union Budget 2026: Economic Survey Sounds Alarm on Gig Economy. The Budget 2026 Must Respond

India needs to look at Spain’s ‘rider law’, which reclassified food delivery workers as employees, and the European Union’s Platform Workers’ Directive (2024), aimed at correcting misclassification ...
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What the Union Budget is likely and unlikely to offer gig workers

As India’s gig workforce is projected to reach 23.5 million by 2030, pressure is mounting on the Centre to move beyond mere ...
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Indian women at workplaces; Gig workers stuck in low-paying jobs

The Economic Survey 2025-26 points to rising women’s workforce participation. The Economic Survey argues policy should help ...