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Those working in the gig economy are among the most precarious people in the workforce today. Not only are their hours extremely uncertain, but they also lack any of the social protections that come with salaried employment.

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#GigEconomy #GigWorkers

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The Gig Economy: Freedom or a Treadmill?

#GigEconomy #GigWorkers

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How to achieve a balance in a Gig Economy?

#GigWorkers

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Gig work is structured in a way that strengthens the alignment between customers, companies and deepens the divide between customers and workers, leading to systemic imbalances in its service triangle.

#GigEconomy #GigWorkers

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As per Migration in India Report 2021, the all india migration rate was 28.9% for July 2020-June2021 with a 26.5% migration rate in rural areas & 34.9% in urban areas.

#Migration #LabourSafety #Interstate #Migrants #MigrantWorkers

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As a research organization that focuses on the platform economy, we welcome this development & believe that it’s crucial to create policies & regulations that ensure fair, equitable treatment of gig workers.
#GigEconomy #PlatformEconomy #Rajasthan

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What if, in the end, we’re done in not by intercontinental ballistic missiles or climate change, not by microscopic pathogens or a mountain-size meteor, but by text?

#ArtificialIntelligence #ChatGPT #chatgptapi #FutureOfWork

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India’s latest migration trends reveal a shift towards urban areas as people search for better job opportunities & living conditions. However, this has also led to challenges such as overcrowding & strain on infrastructure.
#IndiaMigration #Urbanisation #Migration

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The labour ministry will launch National Database for Unorganised Workers (NDUW) or e-Shram portal on Aug 26, bringing millions of unorganised workers in country on a common platform. The database will include #migrant workers, #gig & #platform workers.
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[Chintan @ChintanIndia]

"In india, the Sharing Economy is led by startups that have disrupted the ridesharing, food and package delivery, and at home construction and repair service segments." - @bhaskar_pant1, Co-founder of @PolicyMonks at our Sharing Economy webinar. https://t.co/cUZDzHMvpy

[Chintan @ChintanIndia]

"The gig economy has been designed in a way that there is no idea of collective bargaining but a state of information asymmetry bound my negative externalities." - @bhaskar_pant1, Co-founder @PolicyMonks at our Sharing Economy webinar.

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India’s gig economy is set to triple over the next 3-4 years to 24 million jobs in the non-firm sector from the existing 8 million, said a new report by consulting firm Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and Michael & Susan Dell Foundation.
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In our latest blog, Haripriya Arora writes on strengthening the implementation of Financial inclusion strategies in India and suggests a regulatory and legal framework centred around protecting the interests of the customers https://t.co/hUFnx3jD5w

[OMI Foundation @OMIFoundation]

#IssueBrief | Know about the #RAISE framework? RAISE is a five-pronged approach recommended by @OlaMobilityInst to ensure realisation of full access to #socialsecurity for all #gig & #platform workers.

Read more on #socialprotection here👇
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#futureofwork

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Uber has lost a U.K. Supreme Court ruling over the rights of its drivers, in a landmark decision that strikes a blow against the gig economy.
The judges unanimously ruled that Uber drivers are “workers” entitled to minimum wage, holiday pay and rest breaks https://t.co/HnqfvfvZc9

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@PolicyMonks is pleased to announce its partnership with Jagran School of Public Policy & International Affairs (JSPPIA) at @jlubhopal to develop innovative and interdisciplinary courses in public policy and conduct research that is conducive for effective policymaking in India.

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According to a report published in @EconomicTimes, platforms including Amazon, Flipkart, Swiggy, Ola and Uber have committed about Rs 500 crore to the government’s proposed social security fund that will provide health insurance to one million gig workers. https://t.co/0R3bB4uFPW

[OMI Foundation @OMIFoundation]

#ExpertSpeak | Sreelakshmi R., @OlaMobilityInst spoke on the topic, Gig Economy & Way Forward as part of Ibteda, the annual conclave of School of Development Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences. @TISSpeak @PolicyMonks
Watch 👇https://t.co/ghVNoL3Kkm
#gigeconomy #Mobility

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Join Sreelakshmi R., @OlaMobilityInst at 5:30 pm (IST) for a discussion on'Gig Economy-Covid 19 and Way Forward', moderated by @bhaskar_pant1, as part of Ibteda, the annual conclave of School of Development Studies, @TISSpeak.
Register: https://t.co/sroWwMMYNb

#gigeconomy

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Join us tomorrow for a riveting discussion between @ganeshkollegal, Sreelakshmi Ramchandram & @WalejDaramola at 5:30 pm (IST) on'Gig Economy-Covid 19 and Way Forward', moderated by @bhaskar_pant1, as part of Ibteda, the annual conclave of School of Development Studies, @TISSpeak.