Gig workers get a seat at the table
The Ministry of Labour and Employment has informed the National Social Security Board for Unorganised Workers that it will establish a new board specifically for gig and platform workers. This comes as part of the Code on Social Security, which came into effect in November 2025 and aims to provide universal social protection for various types of workers.
The new boards will advise the central government on designing, implementing, and monitoring social welfare schemes for these workers, meeting at least three times a year to discuss relevant matters. They will represent central and state governments, aggregators, employers, civil society organizations, workers' unions, and gig and platform associations.
The boards will also monitor existing welfare schemes and review record-keeping functions at the state level, as well as account for expenditures from funds set up for the purpose.
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