Hyderabad, mar 30 (Maxim News): The Telangana Assembly has passed the Gig Workers Bill. The Gig Workers Bill was introduced in the Assembly by Labor Minister Vivek Venkataswamy and was approved.
Speaking on this bill, today, during the debate on the bill, Minister Vivek said if the gig workers are not taken care of, a penalty will be imposed on the aggregators. Minister Vivek said that they have prepared the draft bill after talking to the gif workers themselves. They have held 5 meetings with the companies on the draft bill for gig workers. They explained that there will be no loss to the companies if the law is brought in. Minister Vivek clarified that the government stands by the gig workers.
Vivek said that if the aggregators are not taken care of, they will be panelized. If they do not pay attention to the gig workers, they will be fined Rs. 50 thousand for the first time, Rs. 1 lakh for the second time, and Rs. 1.50 lakh for the third time, Minister Vivek clarified. He said that a special welfare fund will be set up for the gig workers. He said that a grievance cell will be set up for complaints.
The Highlights Of The Bill
A Social Security and Welfare Board will be set up for the registration and monitoring of gig workers. it will have representation for women and the disabled.
A unique identification number (UID) will be allotted to all platform-based workers. Through this, government schemes will be directly available to them.
1 to 2 per cent of the funds collected from the transactions made by aggregators (companies) will be deposited in a welfare fund. This fund will be used for workers insurance, accident insurance, pension, and maternity benefits.
A strong mechanism will be set up to resolve disputes between employers and workers. Platform-level committees will work to prevent problems. If workers are fired from work or payments are stopped, there will be a mechanism consisting of ‘platform-level committees’ and district-level officers to immediately lodge complaints.
Until now, there was no clarity on the basis on which app companies are giving orders and how payments are calculated. App companies can no longer reduce rates at will and harass workers. There should be transparency in payments to workers. Fines will be imposed on companies that violate the rules. (Maxim News)
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