Those working for companies like Ola, Uber and Jomato will get pension and medical facility?
A large number of gig workers have lost their jobs due to the shock to the economy due to coronavirus infection in the country.
The government will now also bring gig workers under the Social Security Scheme. The government can restore pension and medical facilities for taxi employees working in taxi aggregator companies like Ola-Uber and food service companies like Jomato. This could benefit the millions of temporary employees working in Zomato, Swiggy’s delivery startup and Amazon, Flipkart e-commerce. Employees who work temporarily with start-ups or other companies are called gig workers.
Demand for unemployment allowance to gig workers
A large number of gig workers have lost their jobs due to the shock to the economy due to coronavirus infection in the country. According to government sources, medical facilities like EPF, EPS, ESI and Ayushman are provided to the employees of organized sector under EPFO. Hence there is no need to bring any separate scheme for gig workers. They are given these facilities under these schemes. If needed, a special fund can also be created for gig workers. This dedicated gig worker fund can be created under the current social security scheme.
The bill will be presented in parliament
The Parliamentary Committee of the Ministry of Labor has also recommended unemployment allowance for such workers. It says that all employees in the unorganized sector should get this allowance. The bill to provide temporary employees with facilities under the Social Security Scheme is to be introduced in Parliament. In this, social security scheme has also been demanded for gig workers.
