Rights Of Gig Workers In India: Legal Framework And Challenges

“The Joy built upon successful slaughter is not the right kind of joy, it will not do, it is fearful and it is trivial.”

                                                                                                                        -Ursula K. Le Guin

I.         INTRODUCTION

Gig Workers means a person who performs work or participates in a work arrangement and earns from activities outside of traditional employer-employee relationship. The gig economy has emerged as a vital component of world’s labor market after the 2008 global financial crisis.¹ Gig economy is driven by technological advancements, changing career aspirations, and the demand for flexible, location-independent work. Gig work fit the bill effortlessly, as it was accepted as a positive trade-off between a certain amount of independence and the loss of employment protections, interest representation, and minimal social security. These workers are often called as a short-term, task-based engagers, who are