Archive · 20 May 2025
Gig Workers' Union Calls for Protections in Telangana Bill
Gig workers in Telangana want better treatment.
Their union wants the government to make sure they get a minimum wage, especially considering the rising costs of fuel and the time they spend waiting for work.
They want more details on how algorithms decide their pay and job assignments.
They also want clear rules to protect them from sexual harassment.
A politician supports these ideas and the union hopes these changes will be included in a new law.
TGPWU demands fixed minimum payments and aggregator accountability.
Union seeks inclusion of recommendations in the Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Bill.
Concerns raised over lack of transparency in algorithmic systems.
Union calls for mandatory worker registration and removal of ambiguous terms.
Union also demands the integration of the Prevention of Sexual Harassment Act into the Bill.
- Who
- Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Union (TGPWU)
- What
- Demands for increased worker protections and accountability for aggregators are being requested.
- When
- May 20, 2025
- Where
- Telangana
- Why
- To ensure fair pay, transparency, and protection for gig workers.
- Organization
- Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Union (TGPWU)
- Key Demand
- Fixed minimum payment, greater aggregator accountability
- Bill
- Telangana Gig and Platform Workers (Registration, Social Security, and Welfare) Bill, 2025
- Concerns
- Lack of transparency in algorithms determining pay and ride allocation
- Support
- Hyderabad parliamentarian Asaduddin Owaisi