Platform Workers News Today

Welcome to the latest edition of our monthly ESG Insights providing you with a summary of the key developments from around the world.

Following the success of the open-source ride-hailing platform Namma Yatri, a new auto and cab booking service has been launched in Hyderabad. Called Mana Yatri, the app is a community-driven platform for autos and cabs. Like Namma Yatri the new app is also a part of the ONDC (Open Network for Digital Commerce).

The strike is expected to affect various transportation services, including those provided by Ola, Uber, Rapido, and porter cabs.

Platform workers come from a myriad of backgrounds; each having different lived realities, motivations for engaging in platform work, and self-defined purposes within the platform economy.

The European Parliament and member states on December 13 agreed on a reform that could have been the worlds first covering conditions for platform workers.

“Grab Philippines, Respect Our Rights! Recognise Our Union and Negotiate With Us!” rang out in Angeles City during the public launch of the National Union

In a bid to improve working conditions for people who deliver food and offer rides through smartphone apps, the European Union gave provisional approval Wednesday to rules that determine who should get the benefits of full-time employees and restrict the way online platforms use algorithms to manage their workers. The European Parliament and the EU's 27 member countries agreed on a platform worker directive that has been years in the making. It aims to boost protections and benefits for t...

Under the new law, many platform workers in Europe could be reclassified as employees and therefore gain access to labour and social protection rights, the parliament said.

A remnant of the Covid-19 era, masks are being worn by some individuals not only for health reasons but also for the sake of privacy. The demand for masks has dropped significantly after Covid. A Statista Consumer Market Insights report reveals that in 2021, about 402 billion masks were sold worldwide, compared with an estimated 23 billion in 2023.

SINGAPORE: From Jan 15 next year, eligible platform workers who get injured at work can apply for S$250 (US$186.50) of FairPrice vouchers to help them while they await more aid from other relief schemes, said the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) on Wednesday (Dec 6).  The new NTUC Care Fund (Work