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Hyderabad, March 30 (RAHNUMA): In a landmark step for the rights and security of gig workers, the Assembly on Monday passed the Telangana Platform-Based Gig Workers Registration, Social Security and Welfare Bill 2026. Labour, Employment and Mines Minister Dr. G. Vivek Venkataswamy, who introduced the Bill, said the government has brought this legislation to give legal recognition to gig workers in the digital economy and protect their rights, dignity and livelihood. As per the Bill, platform c ...Read More >
The Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Union (TGPWU) on Tuesday welcomed the passage of the Telangana Platform Based Gig Workers (Registration, Social Security and Welfare) Bill, 2026 and describing it as an important step towards ensuring social security and dignity for gig and platform workers. TGPWU president Shaik Salauddin expressed appreciation to Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy and Labour Minister Vivek Venkataswamy for making the bill a reality. According to the TGPWU, the Bill provide ...Read More >
Hyderabad: In a step towards protecting the rights of gig workers, the Telangana Assembly on Monday, March 30, passed the Telangana Platform-Based Gig Workers Registration, Social Security and Welfare Bill 2026. Under this, strict penalties have been prescribed for non-compliance of welfare laws. Under the new bill, platform companies will have to submit details regularly and file electronic returns every three months. Strict penalties have been prescribed for non-compliance of rules -- Rs 50,0 ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], March 30 (ANI): The Telangana Assembly on Monday passed the Telangana Platform-Based Gig Workers Registration, Social Security and Welfare Bill 2026, a landmark step for the rights and security of gig workers. According to a press release, Labour, Employment and Mines Minister G Vivek Venkataswamy introduced the Bill in the assembly and said the government has brought this legislation to give legal recognition to gig workers in the digital economy and protect thei ...Read More >
Labour Ministry on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with food aggregator Zomato to enhance access to flexible and technology-enabled livelihood opportunities through the National Career Service (NCS) platform. This initiative is expected to create nearly 2.5 lakh Job opportunities annually. "It would integrate platform economy roles into the formal employment system, connecting youth and women jobseekers to dignified, technology-enabled livelihoods," said Labour Minister Mansu ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Jun 30 (PTI) The Kerala government decided to appoint senior IPS officer Ravada A Chandrasekhar as the new police chief of the state, the Chief Minister's Office said on Monday. A special cabinet meeting, chaired by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, on Monday decided to appoint Chandrasekhar to the top post, succeeding Sheikh Darvesh Saheb, who retires today. The cabinet selected Chandrashekhar from the shortlist of senior officers provided by the empanelment committee of th ...Read More >
Hyderabad, June 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Congress government in Telangana is set to introduce legislation to protect and support the 4.2 lakh gig workers in the state, party general secretary Jairam Ramesh said on Monday. Mandatory registration of gig workers by aggregators, a tripartite board comprising workers, aggregators, and the government to monitor gig worker welfare and a welfare fund for the workers to be administered by the tripartite board are among the key provisions of the proposed ...Read More >
Govt looking to provide life and accident benefits to gig workers Platform or gig workers will likely get life and accident insurance covers in addition to health insurance if the government goes ahead with its plans for the social security corpus. "We are mulling a proposal to extend life and accident insurance benefits from the fund that aggregators would contribute to. A portion of the fund would be utilised for these benefits, while the remainder would be secured for future social safety n ...Read More >
The government has formed a committee to suggest a framework for providing social security and welfare benefits to gig and platform workers, the Parliament was informed on Monday. The government has formed a committee to suggest a framework for providing social security and welfare benefits to gig and platform workers, the Parliament was informed on Monday. Gig workers and platform workers have been defined for the first time in the Code on Social Security 2020, which has been enacted by the P ...Read More >
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