As the number of workers employed by delivery platforms increases, data from various States, collected by trade unions, show that accidents, injuries, and deaths among them have been on the rise over the years. Though the Union government maintains that gig workers will be covered under the Code of Social Security, details made available in Parliament show that many families of the workers who died or suffered injuries during work did not receive the accidental or death insurance benefits under the Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY)
From April to June, 20 lakh beneficiaries under the Centre-aided National Social Assistance Programme stopped receiving pensions related to old age, widowhood, and disability, mainly due to technical glitches in the SNA-SPARSH platform, activists say
Workers stage protests outside Collectorates across Andhra Pradesh, warn of statewide siege on July 31 if demands remain unmet
Union leaders demand minimum monthly wage of ₹26,000 and the implementation of all social security schemes, including pension, PF, ESI, gratuity, and paid medical leave
The notification does not reflect the demands of subscribers such as increase in minimum pension and clarity in providing higher pension for the applicants, trade unions said