The Indian Federation of App-based Transport Workers (IFAT), a five-year-old entity with over 25,000 members working for aggregators like Uber, Amazon, and Zomato, helped Karnataka introduce a Bill for the welfare of gig workers in July after Rajasthan introduced a similar one in 2023. The Social Security Bill is a significant move for the union and its members and is a turning point in how India perceives labour unions. https://the-ken.com/story/algorithm-vs-unions-how-a-cab-driver-is-taking-the-fight-to-aggregators/
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https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=3d262a88-07c2-4186-975f-b4773fcce49a Karnataka’s proposed bill for enhancing rights and protection of platform- based gig workers.. the Draft Bill introduces groundbreaking measures to enhance gig worker welfare in the state, although focused on the subset of platform-based gig workers. Once enacted, Karnataka will follow Rajasthan in becoming the second Indian State implementing regulations tailored to the welfare of these workers. While aggregators would be bound by onerous compliance requirements and additional cost obligations, other procedural aspects may also be demanding – for instance, dispute resolution mechanism under the Draft Bill, and the interplay between these provisions and those under the IDA.
Case analysis : Indian Federation of App-Based Transport Workers (IFAT) vs. Union of India and Others https://blog.ipleaders.in/case-analysis-indian-federation-of-app-based-transport-workers-ifat-vs-union-of-india-and-others/