Govt working on welfare and social security benefits for gig workers

Union labour minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Thursday chaired a meeting with employee associations of gig and platform workers in a bid to provide millions of such workers with social security benefits like health insurance and pension.

The meeting was attended in person and virtually by platform workers’ associations representing workers across India, including Rajasthan, Assam, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra, Chandigarh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, and Delhi-NCR.