Jaipur : The worrying state of affairs of the rights of gig employees in Rajasthan was mentioned in a press convention immediately on behalf of the Information and Employment Rights Campaign. Even after the completion of 1 12 months of the Rajasthan Platform Based Gig Workers (Registration and Welfare) Act, 2023, the federal government has not made guidelines and applied the legislation. Concern was additionally expressed on this. Nikhil Dey, founding father of Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan, mentioned that it has been a 12 months because the Rajasthan Platform Based Gig Workers (Registration and Welfare) Act, 2023 was handed. The authorities has not made guidelines to implement it. He raised the slogan ‘Rating Nahi, Haq Chahiye’ and mentioned that till the federal government doesn’t implement the legislation and supply social safety. Till then gig employees is not going to get the suitable to reside a dignified life.
Rohit Ramani’s demise highlights the state of affairs: He mentioned that the demise of gig employee Rohit Ramani has highlighted the state of affairs of gig employees in Rajasthan. He was the one incomes member of his household. Now there isn’t any one left to maintain his aged dad and mom. This incident has prompted grief within the gig employees group throughout Rajasthan.
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Asghar additionally didn’t get compensation: Gig employee Asgar Khan mentioned that his accident occurred in March 2024 whereas making a supply. His knee was fractured in two locations. The physician has suggested him to relaxation for 3 months. The firm mentioned that it’ll pay for medicines, therapy and family bills throughout mattress relaxation from the insurance coverage cash. But regardless of making a number of rounds, he didn’t get any compensation.
All firm insurance policies are solely on paper: He mentioned, all of the insurance policies of the corporate are solely on paper. Gig employees aren’t getting any compensation. Companies block the IDs of employees within the identify of disciplinary motion. Workers haven’t any platform to current their facet. Pushpendra mentioned that there isn’t any respect for the dignity of labor of gig employees and verbal harassment is quite common.
Aid of 5 thousand rupees caught on account of lack of order: Gig employees of Dholpur and Bhilwara had filed complaints on the Rajasthan Sampark Portal to get the advantage of incentive quantity of 5 thousand rupees below the announcement made by the previous Chief Minister. However, their complaints had been rejected by the Labor Department saying that no authorities order has been issued below the Rajasthan Platform Based Gig Workers (Registration and Welfare) Act, 2023.
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Confidence is waning within the plans: Gig employee Paras Banjara mentioned that the federal government had introduced Rs 250 crore within the monetary 12 months 2024-25. But no scheme or program was applied. Due to this, gig employees have began dropping religion within the authorities’s bulletins. Information and Employment Rights Campaign, Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan and Social Accountability Forum for Action and Research have appealed to the federal government to instantly make guidelines and implement the legislation below the Rajasthan Platform Based Gig Workers (Registration and Welfare) Act, 2023. They have additionally positioned seven calls for earlier than the federal government.
Main calls for of gig employees
- Rules of the Rajasthan Platform Based Gig Workers (Registration and Welfare) Act, 2023 ought to be made instantly and applied.
- Provision ought to be made to make use of the fund of Rs 250 crore introduced within the finances for the social safety of gig employees and advantages ought to be ensured to the gig employees.
- An incentive quantity of Rs 5,000 ought to be paid to registered gig employees.
- The portal created for registration of gig employees ought to be began easily.
- A grievance redressal mechanism ought to be created to resolve numerous varieties of complaints of gig employees. Arrangements ought to be made to register complaints on the Rajasthan Sampark Portal.
- A nodal officer ought to be appointed till the Gig Worker Law is applied.
- Provide satisfactory monetary assist to the household of 26-year-old Rohit Ramani who misplaced his life in an accident whereas making a supply.
