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Singapore News - About 60 per cent of food delivery riders here entered the gig economy during the Covid-19 pandemic, a survey by the three major food delivery platforms here has found. But almost two in three of the 4,200 riders polled said they did so only on a part-time basis, with 54... Read more at www.tnp.sg

Delivery agents speed on their bikes, take wrong turns, risk their lives – all to deliver groceries in 10 minutes.

India's 15 million gig workers are taking up the chant of their peers abroad and pressing for improved pay and benefits. They're addressing their demands not only to the creators of the apps that funnel them work but also to the federal government.

By Bibhudatta Pradhan and Vrishti Beniwal,

Lets get to more of this, joining me is katrina foley, shes a member of the board of supervisors representing huntington beach. lets talk about what katrina is saying. there is a real disconnect and real concern now about when the company knew of a problem, when it was reported and when action was taken. what is your understanding and what are you hearing? >> well, thank you for having me today. this is quite devastating situation here in orange county. its gone from huntington beach all the way...

India was on a socialistic path initially before embarking upon liberalization. Quite naturally, there was a difference between the timing of those legislations and requirements of the day. Currently, India has legislations as old as...

Hyderabad cab drivers association offering free cab service to pregnant women amid lockdown ANI | Updated: May 25, 2021 08:19 IST Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 25 (ANI): Hyderabad-based cab driver association "Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Union" (TGPWU) is offering help to pregnant women by giving them free cab service to the hospital. They have helped safely escort more than 27 pregnant women to hospitals during the last week of lockdown in Tela...

Delivery agents from Amazon, Flipkart, Swiggy, Zomato, Grofers, and other firms were stopped at checkpoints across the city.

E-commerce deliveries in Hyderabad were hit on Saturday, as police seized vehicles, and imposed fines on delivery executives/drivers for violating lockdown norms.The staff working for food delivery fi

Gig workers have raised an alarm in Hyderabad after the reported death of five drivers due to SARS-CoV2 over the past few days. “Md Mustafa Hussain died on April 26 at TIMS, Gachibowli he was aged abo