While Political parties are busy announcing doles to Gig workers with an eye on political gains, states like Rajasthan and Karnataka have made laws providing for welfare and social security benefits to them. Many states are thinking of making laws for the benefit of Gig workers. The reason behind such a move is a Niti Aayog report projected the rise of gig workers up to 23.5 million by 2030. The Gig workers as such have no legal protection or social security under the present laws. Therefore, some States are genuinely interested in protecting the gig workers. Before discussing the legal status of employment of gig workers a bird’s eye of gig workers at the global level is given for a fair understanding and appreciation of the topic of the concept of gig workers’ employment under Labour laws.
Global Perspective on gig workers
United Kingdom, and Spain recognized gig workers as employees under Labour laws and aggregators as employers. Finland, Belgium and New Zealand have on the other handheld the gig workers as independent contractors....
