https://asianews.network/indian-gig-workers-with-90-day-employment-to-be-under-new-labour-codes/
Jan 5, 2026 - Under the draft rules, to be eligible for the benefits, a gig or platform worker must be associated with an aggregator for at least 90 days in a financial year...
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https://www.firstpost.com/india/india-drafts-new-social-security-code-proposes-90-day-work-a-year-for-gig-workers-to-get-benefits-13964660.html
Jan 2, 2026 - In the new Social Security Code draft released for public comments, the government of India proposed that Gig and platform workers need to work for at least 90...
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https://www.republicworld.com/business/gig-economy-is-one-of-india-s-biggest-job-creators-eternal-ceo-deepinder-goyal-on-gig-workers-strike
Jan 2, 2026 - After gig workers decided upon holding a nation-wide protest on December 31, 2025, Eternal CEO Deepinder Goyal defended the gig economy, considered as one of...
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https://euobserver.com/digital/ar14f90f1b
Jan 19, 2023 - EU Commission estimates suggest that between 1.7 and 4.1 million workers are currently misclassified as 'self-employed'.
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https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/gig-workers-dec-31-strike-threat-pushes-delivery-apps-to-dangle-incentives-rewards/articleshow/126254820.cms
Dec 31, 2025 - The planned strike by about 100,000-150,000 riders could cause operational disruptions and impact business on one of the busiest days for these companies,...
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https://www.tv9english.com/india/indias-new-labour-laws-explained-salary-pf-overtime-gig-workers-what-changes-for-you-video-10882672.html
Nov 27, 2025 - From November 21, 2025, India's workforce will operate under four new labour codes that replace 29 older laws. These updated rules overhaul how companies...
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https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/11/14/ilo-strengthen-global-rules-to-protect-gig-workers
Governments negotiating a new global treaty on gig work should strengthen the draft text to ensure fair wages and social security for these workers and protect...
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https://www.paycor.com/resource-center/articles/gig-workers/
Mar 5, 2025 - Thinking about hiring gig workers? Learn all about managing gig workers, including compliance considerations and the pros and cons of employing gig workers.
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https://inc42.com/features/how-new-labour-codes-could-add-inr-1500-cr-burden-on-gig-platforms/
Nov 25, 2025 - India has finally rolled out labour codes, replacing 29 laws with a unified framework that standardises wages, expands social security and strengthens...
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https://www.wionews.com/videos/a-new-year-for-indian-gig-workers-1767504926673
Jan 4, 2026 - India’s food and quick-commerce economy ran into a speed bump on new year’s eve as gig workers across platforms staged protests demanding higher pay. The...
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https://www.news18.com/podcast/news18-daily-digest/news18-daily-digest-dec-31-gig-workers-on-strike-across-india-hindu-safety-in-bangladesh-9801547.html
Dec 31, 2025 - In today’s News18 Daily Digest: Gig workers across India are on nationwide strike that could disrupt food delivery and e-commerce services on New Years Eve,...
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https://www.businessinsider.com/uber-doordash-nyc-gig-workers-550-million-tips-report-2026-1
Jan 13, 2026 - The average tip for gig workers at Uber Eats and DoorDash has declined since December 2023, according to an estimate from a New York City department.
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https://www.livemint.com/news/india/deepinder-goyal-rejects-exploitation-of-gig-workers-amid-row-10-min-delivery-enabled-by-density-of-orders-11767527505749.html
Jan 4, 2026 - Deepinder Goyal said that delivery partners are not assigned strict deadlines, and quick deliveries are achieved through a high density of nearby stores, not...
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/automated-hiring-and-firing-how-the-data-act-will-harm-gig-workers/
The Data Use and Access (DUA) Act, which was finally passed last week, could particularly impact the estimated 4.
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https://www.wired.com/story/how-an-app-could-give-some-gig-workers-a-safety-net/
Jul 9, 2018 - Alia, which allows employers to pay voluntary contributions toward benefits for domestic workers, could be a model for others without insurance or paid time...
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https://www.pymnts.com/cpi-posts/antitrust-gig-workers-labor-exemption-as-protection/
This article views the labor exemption to the antitrust laws as protection for gig workers by empowering them to collectively bargain to improve their
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https://www.indiatoday.in/programme/5ive-live/video/gig-workers-on-nationwide-strike-on-new-years-eve-its-the-time-for-bhajan-clubbing-more-2844734-2025-12-31
Dec 31, 2025 - In this episode of 5 Live, the focus is on the gig workers' nationwide strike and what led them to go on a warpath on New Year's Eve.
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https://www.404media.co/flock-uses-overseas-gig-workers-to-build-its-surveillance-ai/
Flock accidentally exposed training materials and a panel which tracked what its AI annotators were working on. It showed that Flock, which has cameras in...
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https://www.businesstoday.in/latest/economy/story/explained-gig-workers-may-need-to-work-90-days-a-year-heres-why-it-matters-509099-2026-01-02
Jan 2, 2026 - The four labour codes — Code on Wages, 2019, Industrial Relations Code, 2020, Code on Social Security, 2020 and the Occupational Safety, Health and Working...
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https://news.abplive.com/news/india/raghav-chadha-gig-workers-blinkit-zomato-strike-fair-pay-delivery-platforms-1820077
Jan 3, 2026 - AAP leader Raghav Chadha criticised delivery platforms for branding striking gig workers as “miscreants”, calling it an insult to legitimate labour demands.
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https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/i-make-more-5k-monthly-fronthouz-app-lets-gig-workers-get-resto-shifts-when-needed-1724486
Apr 30, 2024 - Hospitality workers can earn up to $5,000 each month by picking up shifts on the freelance staffing platform FrontHouz.
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https://www.zeebiz.com/companies/news-gig-workers-strike-delivery-services-run-at-70-80-per-cent-capacity-on-new-year-s-eve-386991
Jan 1, 2026 - Delivery workers employed by quick e-commerce platforms staged nationwide protests on December 31, demanding fair wages, safe working conditions, social...
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https://www.zeebiz.com/companies/news-deepinder-goyal-trying-to-save-himself-gig-workers-say-zomato-pay-not-decent-work-reject-ceo-s-claims-387082
Jan 3, 2026 - Despite Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal's claims, gig workers’ representatives argue that current pay and conditions fall short of providing stable and...
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https://news.abplive.com/news/india/gig-workers-strike-how-your-food-delivery-could-be-hit-on-new-year-eve-1819502
Dec 31, 2025 - The gig workers' protest is expected to impact food delivery, quick commerce and e-commerce services during one of the busiest nights of the year.
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https://www.pymnts.com/cpi-posts/10-years-of-labor-antitrust-guidance-lessons-for-workers-and-the-gig-economy/
This Article surveys the last decade of U.S. labor antitrust enforcement and distills the practical lessons it offers for employers and workers in the gig
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https://www.latestly.com/technology/why-zomato-sacks-close-to-5000-gig-workers-a-month-ceo-deepinder-goyal-reveals-7262806.html
Jan 4, 2026
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https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/budget-2025-gig-workers-to-get-identity-cards-healthcare-by-govt/articleshow/117818654.cms?from=mdr
Feb 1, 2025 - The quick commerce sector in the country has seen massive expansion over the past year and 10-minute grocery delivery firms such as Zomato-owned Blinkit,...
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https://euobserver.com/digital/ar56a07760
Feb 1, 2023 - "We have to make the voice of workers heard and if there is a directive on their working conditions, it has to be in favour of the workers, not the...
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https://ars.electronica.art/citizenscience/en/when-gig-workers-regain-control/
When gig workers regain control is a French initiative investigating the working conditions of gig workers in Paris that aims to build a new data governance...
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https://www.gobankingrates.com/taxes/filing/last-minute-gig-worker-tax-tips-for-2025/
Dec 22, 2025 - Slash your 2025 tax bill with smart gig worker moves. Learn some key deductions, timing tricks and essential year‑end steps to keep more of your earnings.
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