Nasscom writes to Karnataka CM, raises ‘serious concerns’ over draft gig workers bill

The National Association of Software and Service Companies (Nasscom) raised “several serious concerns” over the Karnataka Platform Based Gig Workers (Social Security and Welfare) Bill, 2024, in a letter to the state’s chief minister dated July 9.

The draft bill, recently introduced in the state assembly, is intended to ensure basic minimum social security for workers and help end arbitrary illegal termination of employment, labour minister Santosh Lad had said on June 30.