Towards Decent Work for Gig and Platform Workers.pptx

Gig and Platform workers presentation on status, legislation and act, International updates and other countries laws. Particularly in India and Telanagna concept. This ppt gives over all Idea of the gigi economy in India context

1. Welcome Decent Work for Gig and Platform Workers Presented by Praveen, 1

2. Platform Gig Worker Platform Worker Digital Platforms Aggregator 2

3. T he platform economy has grown rapidly in size and importance Grown rapidly Diverse industry Market Capitalization At its peek The platform economy is present in a large and growing number of sectors and subsectors B illions of supply-side and demand-side users, millions of app developers, thousands of digital infrastructure firms A ctivities, from global to regional to local, and includes multiple types of digital platforms, business models and operating sectors. 1990 2018 2017 2021 Emergence of Platform Economy 3

4. Context 05 01 02 03 Nature 04 Non-Standard Employment Uncertain Income Benefits Gap Potential for Isolation Unclear Legal Status 4

5. N ormative gap analysis on decent work in the platform economy Working time and Rest periods Wages and Social Protection Collective Bargaining Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Employment Status Source : ILO Report ILC .113/Report V(1) 5

6. 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Working Time Algorithms The protection of workers’ personal data Social security Migrant workers Resolution of disputes Termination of employment Labour inspection 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Freedom of association and collective bargaining Forced Labour Child Labour Equality of opportunity and treatment Occupational safety and health Employment policy and promotion The employment relationship Remuneration Legislation Vs platform work 6

7. Existing laws There is no specific law addressing the Gig and Platform workers. There are 18+ labour laws including central and state in general are applicable to the Gig and platform industry. The labor department has intervened in several disputes between workers and aggregators within the state on multiple occasions. 7

8. Recent Development, Initiatives and Debates Rajasthan Platform Based Gig Workers (Registration and Welfare) Bill, 2023 1 NITI Aayog Report (2022) 2 ILO's Role in Gig Worker Debates 3 8

9. Types of service providers Food and grocery delivery services Logistics services Professional services provider & Healthcare E-marketplace, both for wholesale and retail sale of goods Contents here Travel and hospitality Ride Sharing Services 9

10. Telangana has 43 lakh self-registered unorganized workers on the national e- Shram portal. It was estimated that 2-3 L. Aprox . workers were into gig and platform industry in Telangana 10 Source: Niti Ayog-Report India’s Booming Gig and Platform Economy

11. GDP and Gig and platform Economy The employment elasticity of Gig workers to GDP of India is above 1% Increased Workforce Participation New Business Models Platform Efficiency The gig economy has the potential to positively impact India's GDP. 11

12. Skill Gap Widening in the Gig Economy 47% of gig work falls under medium-skilled jobs Medium Skilled 31% in low-skilled sectors Low Skilled 22% in high-skilled High Skilled 47% 22% 31% 12 Source: Niti Ayog-Report India’s Booming Gig and Platform Economy. p18

13. Challenges in the Gig and platform work Industry Stress due to Uncertainty Stress due to pressure from algorithmic management Lack of Social Security benefits Lack of Regulatory Ambiguity Lack of workplace entitlements Lack of Income Security . 13

14. Labour Code for Gig Economy Life and disability insurance Old age security Health and maternity benefits 01 03 02 The Code on Social Security, 2020 recognises gig workers as a new occupational category Enabling Framework: Section 45 of the code 14

15. Lack of Social Security Uncertain Income and Working Conditions Unfair Labor Practices Protecting Worker Rights Promoting Growth of the Gig Economy Necessity for framing a legislation 15

16. 01 02 03 5.L Accidental Death Insurance Rs. 10 L Health Cover Consultations with aggregators and workers 04 05 06 Study by CGG Technical Support from ILO Data integration and Analysis Initiatives of Telangana Government 16 Steps towards proposed Legislation 07

17. 01 05 02 06 03 07 04 08 Key provisions of the proposed legislation Registration and Renewal Social Protection Levy of Cess & Revenue Generation Redressal Mechanism Regulatory conditions Penalties Data Base Monitoring System 17

18. Stake Holder Participation Consultative meetings with the stakeholders Company Perspectives Concerns Raised by Workers Government Initiatives Proposed Actions Consultative meetings with the stakeholders The meeting concluded with a call for consultation meetings to draft legislation for Gig and Platform Workers' welfare, emphasizing the importance of stakeholder input. 18

19. 04 01 02 05 03 06 07 08 Demands of Gig and Platform Workers in Telangana Legislation Establish Board Route map to spend Online Regisration Cess CTMIS Grievance redressal 19

20. Data Analysis- Realtime Dashboard 20

21. Analysis An analysis has been conducted between data sets from RTA with a size of 11,61,516 drivers and gig and platform workers' data received from 4 aggregators with a size of 11,684 workers. The following are the results: 21

22. Analysis 22 An analysis has been conducted between data sets from eShram with a size of 42,21,460 workers and BoCWWB registered workers 25,16,298 . in Telangana State The following are the results:

23. 01 Collection of data from Aggregators 02 Duplication of workers in different platforms 03 Transaction based collection of Cess Collaboration Challenges 23

24. THANK YOU 24