Telangana workers’ union demand Rajasthan like 'social security bill' in Congress manifesto
Hyderabad: Gig and Platform Workers in Telangana demanded that Congress includes the ‘Social Security Bill’ for 4.2 lakh workers in their election manifesto.
These workers include drivers of Ola, Uber, Rapido, and Porter, and delivery partners of Swiggy, Zomato, Blink, Dunzo, BigBasket, Shadowfax, Amazon, and Urban Company, among others.
In a letter addressed to the chairman of the Congress Manifesto Committee, Sridhar Babu, the Telangana Gig And Platform Workers Union (TGPWU) president, Shaik Salauddin urged the leader to introduce a social security framework similar to the one launched in Rajasthan.
The government of Rajasthan recently introduced legislation to ensure social security for Gig and Platform Workers in the state.
In July, the Rajasthan Assembly passed a bill for the formation of a welfare board as well as a fund for platform-based gig workers in the state.
“We request you to develop similar legislation in Telangana keeping a few points in mind,” stated Salahuddin.
The bill defines a gig worker as a person who performs work or participates in a work arrangement and earns from such activities outside of the traditional employer-employee relationship and who works on a contract that results in a given rate of payment, based on terms and conditions laid down in such contract and includes all piece-rate work.
Stating that the Rajasthan Platform-based Gig Workers Bill 2023 has provided a model for the development of a welfare board to provide social protection and benefits for workers in Rajasthan, Salahuddin demanded a similar development from Congress in Telangana.
This post was last modified on October 4, 2023 9:55 pm