There will be over 2 crore gig workers by the end of this decade. But what are the conditions they work in? How do the platforms that rely on these gig workers to fulfill their deliveries support them? And how much do they pay them? The answer to each of the questions is dismal. Host Mugdha Variyar speaks to Balaji Parthasarathy, Professor at IIIT, Bangalore and Principal Investigator at Fairwork India, Shaik Salauddin, National General Secretary - Indian Federation Of App Based Transport Workers (IFAT), Swarnima, Partner at Trilegal, TK Balakumar, Chief Operating Officer at BigBasket.com and Sheetal, an Uber Driver from Delhi to know the ground reality.

If you like this episode from Mugdha Variyar, do check out her other episodes - Will the digital rupee gain currency in India?, India plays bad cop to developed world at COP27, E-Bazaar Economy Lights Up and more!

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There will be over 2 crore gig workers by the end of this decade. But what are the conditions they work in? How do the platforms that rely on these gig workers to fulfill their deliveries support them? And how much do they pay them? The answer to each of the questions is dismal. Host <a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/etreporter/author-mugdha-variyar-479245129.cms">Mugdha Variyar</a> speaks to <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/balaji-parthasarathy-a63a2896">Balaji Parthasarathy</a>, Professor at IIIT, Bangalore and Principal Investigator at Fairwork India, <a href="https://twitter.com/shaiktgfwda">Shaik Salauddin</a>, National General Secretary - Indian Federation Of App Based Transport Workers (IFAT), <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/swarnima-09bb5b4">Swarnima</a>, Partner at Trilegal, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/tk-balakumar-7136a463">TK Balakumar</a>, Chief Operating Officer at BigBasket.com and Sheetal, an Uber Driver from Delhi to know the ground reality.
If you like this episode from Mugdha Variyar, do check out her other episodes - <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/3PDypmbnKQjGXQoW3r4Ed0?si=145c894198fd4a7a">Will the digital rupee gain currency in India?</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/0mGXqS7LQc4g2JrOPDcIGe?si=941e4f98e377481c">India plays bad cop to developed world at COP27</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/66Ny5xB6ryy96X4T1TqglR?si=b3e0b33db2b54721">E-Bazaar Economy Lights Up</a> and <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/6PL5kfPbwURBEu6fHCVTOL?si=36e4c2d0677c4fee">more</a>!
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