CHENNAI, TAMIL NADU: 09/01/2022: FOOD Delivery workers (GIG employees)waiting outdoors dining establishments to gather orders at a dining establishment in Chrompet, in Chennai. Image:|Image Credit: Velankanni Raj B/The Hindu
The Telangana Government has actually authorized the draft Telangana Gig and Platform Workers(Registration, Social Security and Welfare) Act, 2025, which is targeted at securing the interests of countless gig and platform employees working for different e-commerce and taxi aggregators.
Revealing this here late at night after the Cabinet conference, G Vivek Venkataswamy, the Minister for Labour, Employment, Training, and Factories of Telangana, stated the expense will be presented in the upcoming Assembly session.
The costs proposes a board making up agents from the stakeholders to go over and make choices. “The business will need to depute an officer each. They can likewise flag the concerns dealt with by them,” he stated.
Obligatory registration
All the gig and platform employees are needed to register their names with the board. It likewise proposes to establish a well-being fund and a complaint redressal structure.
Union invites relocation
Telangana Gig and Platform Workers’ Union (TGPWU) Founder-President Shaik Salauddin has actually invited the Cabinet choice to authorize the expense.
Specifying that it’s a transformative effort, he stated the union would work together with the Government to make sure the efficient execution for all gig and platform employees.
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Released on November 17, 2025
