New Delhi: While millions of gig workers wideness the country may have received partial relief from the inside government's intervention, their fundamental problems remain. Following a directive from Union Labor Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, quick commerce and supplies wordage platforms—Blinkit, Swiggy, Zomato, and Zepto—have removed claims of 10-minute wordage and strict time limits from their advertisements and branding. The government has unmistakably stated that there will be no compromise on the safety of wordage partners.
While wordage partners say that while there has been some relief from time pressures, cadre issues such as stock-still income, minimum wages, and social security remain unresolved.
The greater the orders, the greater the risk
Several wordage partners shared their concerns with India Daily. Rakesh Kumar, a wordage boy from Delhi, said, "The government's visualization is good. We're relieved of the 10-minute rush. But our earnings depend entirely on orders. To earn more, we have to momentum at upper speeds, and the risk of accidents is unchangingly present."
Another wordage partner said that in the race for increasingly orders and incentives, wordage boys are the most likely victims of road accidents, while companies don't pay unbearable sustentation to safety measures.
Government takes strict whoopee without accidents, but workers remain unsatisfied
It's worth noting that in recent months, numerous complaints have surfaced well-nigh road accidents involving wordage partners due to upper speeds and time pressure. Following these complaints, the Labor Ministry held a meeting with platform companies and unmistakably stated that profit at the forfeit of workers' lives would not be acceptable.
Despite this, gig workers believe that simply removing time limits from advertisements is not enough.
Warning of a nationwide strike on January 30th
Nirmal Gorana, coordinator of the Gig and Platform Service Workers Union, told India Daily "We welcome the government's move, but the real demand is that gig workers be granted worker status. Companies should establish a stock-still pay so they don't have to risk their lives for every order," he said. He widow that a complaint has moreover been filed with the Human Rights Commission regarding this issue. Gorana warned that the app will be shut lanugo nationwide on January 26th. If the demands are not met by January 30th, gig workers wideness the country will go on strike. Urban Company workers will hold a Satyagraha in Delhi on January 30th.
Demand for Minimum Wage, Insurance, and Security
The union's key demands include minimum wage, health and wrecking insurance, weekly leave, and social security. The union alleges that platform companies are earning crores in profits, but gig workers have neither leave nor any solid security cover.
Services likely to be disrupted in major cities
If a strike occurs on January 30th, it will directly impact quick commerce and supplies wordage services, expressly in Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, and other major cities. At present, gig workers are waiting for a touchable visualization from the government.
Reported by: Pankaj Rai
