Forget about any provision of social security, even basic wage compensation is determined by an algorithm that has zero tolerance even for genuine mistakes. While it is applicable everywhere, it excludes gig workers. They are included only in the code on social security, but again without any corresponding rights. In a country with a significant population living in precarious conditions and with a huge unemployment problem, gig work is unlikely to disappear. With gig workers emerging as the largest group of workers with the most precarious and vulnerable occupational structure, any regulation must begin by recognising them as employees with all the rights available to them.

Source: Indian Express January 09, 2026 12:26 UTC