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India plans welfare measures for gig workers ahead of elections

Gig workers wait in line to collect their delivery order outside a mall in Mumbai, India, on 10th August, 2023.

New Delhi, IndiaReuters India plans to roll out welfare measures for “gig” workers employed through platforms like Amazon, Uber and India’s Zomato as Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government prepares for elections, government and trade union officials said. The plan, part of the Social Security Code enacted in 2020, could include accident, health insurance and retirement […]