[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"page:what-we-do\u002Fnews-stories\u002Fgig-blog\u002F2023\u002Ffairwork-fairwork-india-presents-at-rajasthan-public-meeting-on-platform-work":3},{"id":4,"slug":5,"title":6,"short_title":7,"intro_text":8,"meta_description":8,"seo_title":9,"path":10,"content_type":11,"locale":12,"go_live_at":7,"first_published_at":13,"page_created_at":14,"published_at":13,"edit_url":15,"breadcrumbs":16,"seo":29,"body_blocks":37,"call_to_action":43,"categories":50,"owner":7,"authors":51,"image":52,"related_pages":53,"related_sites":54,"in_subsite":55,"contact_page_url":56,"banner_message":57},5276,"fairwork-fairwork-india-presents-at-rajasthan-public-meeting-on-platform-work","Fairwork -  Fairwork India presents at Rajasthan public meeting on platform work",null,"A two-day consultation brought together organisations and individuals from various parts of India who work on labour rights and advocate for a legal framework of social security for platform-based gig workers.","","\u002Fwhat-we-do\u002Fnews-stories\u002Fgig-blog\u002F2023\u002Ffairwork-fairwork-india-presents-at-rajasthan-public-meeting-on-platform-work","pages.contentpage","en","2023-06-16T10:53:16.942000+00:00","2026-03-23T08:37:06.547695+00:00","\u002Fcms\u002Fpages\u002F5276\u002Fedit\u002F",[17,20,23,26,28],{"title":18,"slug":19},"What We Do","what-we-do",{"title":21,"slug":22},"News and Stories","news-stories",{"title":24,"slug":25},"Gig Blog","gig-blog",{"title":27,"slug":27},"2023",{"title":6,"slug":5},{"title":6,"description":8,"image":30,"canonical":31,"robots":32,"og_type":33,"twitter_card":34,"locale":12,"created_at":35,"last_modified_at":36},"https:\u002F\u002Fwageindicator.org\u002Fmedia\u002Fimages\u002FSocial_media_preview_image_-_2025.2e16d0ba.fill-1200x630.png","https:\u002F\u002Fwageindicator.org\u002Fwhat-we-do\u002Fnews-stories\u002Fgig-blog\u002F2023\u002Ffairwork-fairwork-india-presents-at-rajasthan-public-meeting-on-platform-work\u002F","index, follow","website","summary_large_image","2023-06-16T12:53:16.942000+02:00","2026-04-02T23:22:37.728676+02:00",[38],{"type":39,"data":40},"raw_html_block",{"content":41,"variant":42},"\u003Cp>\u003Cem>\u003Cimg alt=\"rajasthan fairwork\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwageindicator.org\u002Fmedia\u002Fimages\u002Frajasthan-fairwork-f5ac256d8f3a.width-320.jpg\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cem>Rajasthan gig and platform workers’ summit on 24 January 2023 (the banner that forms the backdrop lays out the workers’ four demands)\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan data-contrast=\"auto\">Fairwork India, represented by Co-Investigator \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cstrong>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffair.work\u002Fen\u002Ffw\u002Fabout\u002Fpeople\u002Fjanaki-srinivasan\u002F\">Prof Janaki Srinivasan\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cspan data-contrast=\"auto\">, recently contributed to a two-day event on issues pertaining to gig workers. Hosted in Jaipur, Rajasthan on 23 and 24 January, the consultation was organised by the Rajasthan App Adharit Shramik Union (Rajasthan App-based worker union), the \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cstrong>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftwitter.com\u002Fconnect_ifat?lang=en\">Indian Federation of App Based Transport Workers\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cspan data-contrast=\"auto\"> (IFAT), the \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cstrong>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.facebook.com\u002FSRAbhiyan\u002F\">Soochna Evum Rozgar Abhiyan\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cspan data-contrast=\"auto\"> (Campaign for Information and Employment Rights), and the \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cstrong>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fsafar-india.org\u002F\">Social Accountability Forum for Action and Research\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cspan data-contrast=\"auto\"> (SAFAR). In addition to worker representatives from different parts of Rajasthan, the consultation brought together organisations and individuals from various parts of India who work on labour rights and advocate for a legal framework of social security for platform-based gig workers. \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan data-contrast=\"auto\">The consultation was prompted by a public assurance by the \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cstrong>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcmo.rajasthan.gov.in\u002F\">Chief Minister of Rajasthan\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cspan data-contrast=\"auto\">, Shri Ashok Gehlot, earlier in 2023 that the Rajasthan Government would introduce a policy measure to ensure the social security of gig workers in Rajasthan. The organisers of the consultation had been instrumental in bringing the plight of gig workers to the Chief Minister and were now seeking inputs on their proposal. At the consultation on 23 January, they outlined their efforts and sought inputs on key elements of the legal framework, such as the establishment of a Tripartite Board, the collection of transaction-based levies, and the setup of a centralized tracking and management system for all financial transactions on the aggregator’s digital platform. They were followed by activists who had campaigned for a legislation to create a welfare board for headloaders in the state of Maharashtra. The organisers pointed out that the gig worker legislation they were proposing had built on ideas and takeaways from the headloaders’ struggles and the resultant \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cstrong>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ilo.org\u002Fdyn\u002Fnatlex\u002Fdocs\u002FELECTRONIC\u002F17861\u002F110575\u002FF-1301927122\u002FIND17861.pdf\">Mathadi (Headloaders) Act\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cspan data-contrast=\"auto\"> in Maharashtra. Given that gig work is often portrayed as a disruptive and unprecedented form of work posing novel challenges for regulators, reflecting on its continuities with earlier campaigns for workers’ rights and the challenges they had worked through—the absence of an employer-employee relationship and the piecework model, for instance—provided a refreshing perspective on the issue.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan data-contrast=\"auto\">The consultation was followed on 24 January by a public meeting where app-based workers from Uber, Ola, Porter, Swiggy, Zomato and others spoke about their everyday challenges as gig workers – abusive customers, accidents, EMIs they could not keep up with, unreasonably long hours, and more. These participants were notably foregoing work to attend the meeting. Several researchers and representatives spoke of their projects and other initiatives in the realm of advancing gig workers’ rights. Prof Srinivasan briefly described the \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cstrong>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffair.work\u002Fen\u002Ffw\u002Fprinciples\u002F\">Fairwork Principles\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cspan data-contrast=\"auto\">, the work of \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cstrong>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffair.work\u002Fen\u002Fratings\u002Findia\u002F\">Fairwork India\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cspan data-contrast=\"auto\"> over the past four years, and distributed copies of the reports. Together with the campaign organisers, workers placed their four demands related to social security in front of the ministers and senior bureaucrats who chaired the session.\u003Cbr\u002F>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan data-contrast=\"auto\">A few days later, in his budget speech in early February, the Chief Minister did announce \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.hindustantimes.com\u002Findia-news\u002Frajasthan-plans-welfare-cess-for-gig-workers-proposes-fine-up-to-1-crore-on-errant-aggregators-101682534795170.html\">\u003Cspan data-contrast=\"none\">a\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan data-contrast=\"none\"> welfare fund for gig workers\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan data-contrast=\"auto\">—with a seed funding from the state of Rs. 2000 million—and promised that legislation pertaining to gig workers would be drafted soon.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan data-contrast=\"auto\">The \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cstrong>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fitday.rajasthan.gov.in\u002Fcontent\u002Fraj\u002Fit-day\u002Fen\u002Fhome.html\">Rajasthan IT Day\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cspan data-contrast=\"auto\">, held 19-21 March 2023 in Jaipur, continued the state’s focus on the conditions of gig workers by including a session on the issues surrounding their work in a parallel track of workshops by civil society organisations. While the IT Day aimed “to bring together youth, startups, investors, corporates, partners and academia” (with 50,000 people expected to attend), its CSO track highlighted concerns around digitalisation and digital rights. Prof Srinivasan was present at the gig workers’ session, providing information on resources available to organisers and workers. Along with sharing copies of the \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffair.work\u002Fen\u002Ffw\u002Fpublications\u002Ffairwork-india-ratings-2022-labour-standards-in-the-platform-economy\u002F\">\u003Cspan data-contrast=\"none\">\u003Cstrong>Fairwork India Ratings 2022\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan data-contrast=\"auto\"> report and briefly explaining our work, the session granted her an opportunity to listen to the challenges of gig workers (from Uber, Ola, Porter, Swiggy, Ola and a few from Urban Company) in Jaipur. In addition to typical concerns around wages, long working hours and the difficulty of reaching out to platforms, workers also highlighted concerns about the lack of transparency in algorithm-governed work allocation and hours lost due to internet shutdowns, in which Rajasthan leads the country (\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cstrong>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fedition.cnn.com\u002F2023\u002F03\u002F01\u002Ftech\u002Finternet-shutdowns-india-report-intl-hnk\u002Findex.html\">India leads the world in numbers of internet shutdowns\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cspan data-contrast=\"auto\"> for the past several years). Platform workers have not been compensated for income lost during such shutdowns. \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan data-contrast=\"auto\">Both these engagements in Rajasthan provided a great opportunity to bring Fairwork’s research and reports to new audiences. It was an opportunity to meet with activists, researchers, lawyers, and gig workers’ groups to discuss strategy and corroborate goals and demands. Further, the draft legislation and its explicit linkages with earlier worker struggles served to remind us that alternatives and change were possible!\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan data-contrast=\"auto\">\u003Ca data-linktype=\"external\" data-val=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffair.work\u002Fen\u002Ffw\u002Fpublications\u002Ffairwork-india-ratings-2022-labour-standards-in-the-platform-economy\u002F\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffair.work\u002Fen\u002Ffw\u002Fpublications\u002Ffairwork-india-ratings-2022-labour-standards-in-the-platform-economy\u002F\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">REPORT: FAIRWORK INDIA RATINGS 2022\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan data-contrast=\"auto\">\u003Ca data-linktype=\"external\" data-val=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffair.work\u002Fen\u002Fratings\u002Findia\u002F\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffair.work\u002Fen\u002Fratings\u002Findia\u002F\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FAIRWORK INDIA\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp> \u003C\u002Fp>","light",{"text":44,"link":45},"Contact us",{"title":44,"url":46,"description":44,"rel":47,"type":48,"id":49},"\u002Fabout\u002Fcontact","follow","internal",24590,[],[],"https:\u002F\u002Fwageindicator.org\u002Fmedia\u002Fimages\u002Frajasthan-fairwork-f5ac256d8f3a.width-400.jpg",[],[],false,"\u002Fwork\u002Fliving-wages\u002Fcontact-us","\u003Cp>Welcome to WageIndicator. 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