Archive · 5 Oct 2026
Karnataka Gig Worker Law Puts Platforms and Workers at Odds
Two groups representing gig workers wrote a letter about money meant to support workers.
They said platforms had paid a welfare fee into the Karnataka High Court.
The groups asked for that money to be released to gig and platform workers.
They said workers need the support urgently.
They also said the court had not stopped the money from being used.
The excerpt does not explain what the platforms say about the issue.
It also does not give details about the law or the court case.
Worker groups IFAT and KAWU said platforms deposited a welfare fee with the Karnataka High Court.
The groups urged the court to release the deposited money for gig and platform workers.
They said workers urgently need the funds.
Their letter said the High Court had not granted a stay on using the money.
The provided report excerpt does not state the platforms’ position or explain the law’s wider dispute.
- Who
- The Indian Federation of App-Based Transport Workers (IFAT) and Karnataka App-Based Workers Union (KAWU), and gig platforms that deposited a welfare fee.
- What
- IFAT and KAWU urged the Karnataka High Court to release the deposited welfare fee for gig and platform workers.
- Where
- Karnataka, India; the fee was deposited with the Karnataka High Court.
- Why
- The worker groups said gig workers urgently need the money and that no stay had been granted.
Worker groups
Platforms
Use of the deposited welfare fee
Worker groups
IFAT and KAWU urged that the money be released for gig and platform workers, citing urgent need and the absence of a court stay.
Platforms
The excerpt does not provide the platforms’ views on releasing or using the money.
- Worker groups
- IFAT and KAWU
- Funds at issue
- A welfare fee deposited by platforms with the Karnataka High Court
- Groups’ request
- Release the fee for gig and platform workers
- Reason given
- The groups said workers were in dire need
- Court status cited
- The letter said no stay had been granted by the High Court