A portal will be set up to collect info on gig & platform workers, building & construction workers, among others to provide them benefits like health, credit (easy financing), food and others, Sitharaman said in her budget speech in Lok Sabha.
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The minister also talked about the implementation of four labour codes, uniform implementation of the minimum wage for workers across categories, which includes migrant workers.
She noted that for the first time Code on Social Security Code 2020 has made provision for universalisation of social security for the entire workforce including gig and platform workers. It was introduced and passed in September last year.
The gig and platform workers are those who are engaged by various e-commerce businesses like Uber, Ola, Swiggy and Zomato. These workers are not paid salaries and hence deprived of social security benefits like provident fund, group insurance and pension.
Union Budget 2021: Social security benefit to be extended to platform, gig workers PTI
New Delhi: The government Monday said social security benefits will be extended to platform and gig workers.
Presenting the Union Budget for 2021-22, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the government also proposed setting up of a portal to collect information on gig-workers, building and construction workers, among others.
A portal will be set up to collect info on gig & platform workers, building & construction workers, among others to provide them benefits like health, credit (easy financing), food and others, Sitharaman said in her budget speech in Lok Sabha.
Updated Feb 01, 2021 | 19:03 IST
FM Sitharaman noted that for the first time Code on Social Security Code 2020 has made provision for universalisation of social security for the entire workforce including gig and platform workers Social security benefit to be extended to gig workers like e-commerce delivery boys, cab drivers
New Delhi: A portal will be set up to collect info on gig & platform workers, building & construction workers, among others to provide them benefits like health, credit (easy financing), food and others, Sitharaman said in her budget speech in Lok Sabha.
She noted that for the first time Code on Social Security Code 2020 has made provision for universalisation of social security for the entire workforce including gig and platform workers.
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