The government must frame legislation that protects gig economy workers without allowing them to disrupt businesses. Elaborate (200 Words)
Refer - Financial Express
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IAS Parliament 3 years
KEY POINTS
· The Supreme Court has sought a response from the Centre to a PIL filed by Indian Federation of App Based Transport Workers (IFAT).
· IFAT’s list of demands includes social security benefits, health insurance, pension, cash transfers of Rs 1,175 per day for app-based drivers and Rs 675 per day for others till December 31 or till the pandemic subsides.
· Most importantly, it wants that gig workers be recognised as unorganised workers as per Unorganised Workers’ Social Welfare Security Act 2008.
· Platform employers will point out the strength of their model lies in its ability to use the services of large numbers of workers and pay them for a specific task.
· Given the workers belong to the more vulnerable sections of society, they need a stable income and much more than subsistence wages.
· Employers may think that flexibility in the workplace is an advantage but the truth is that in a country like India workers prefer to be employed with one company in return for assured benefits.
· However, the problem needs to be addressed at an industry-wide level. The government must usher in legislation that protects gig economy workers without allowing them to disrupt businesses.
· The law can specify certain minimum pay and benefits for workers but unionism cannot be encouraged.
Manish 3 years
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IAS Parliament 3 years
Good attempt. Keep Writing.
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