Selected Tag: Gig workers

Selected Tag: Gig workers

Why Gig Workers Need Binding Regulation, Not Just Promises

India’s gig economy runs on opacity and precarity. Without binding regulation, workers face volatile pay, arbitrary deactivations and zero legal recourse.

Ninupta Srinath

January 8, 2026 at 9:30 AM IST

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