[The Outline by Inc42 Plus] India’s Gig Economy On Strike

Dear Valued Customer,  It was January 1982, when around 250,000 textile workers in Mumbai participated in the largest strike in the Indian subcontinent — that’s a quarter-of-a-million people. Their demands included bonus payments and wage increases. It pretty much ended the Mumbai textile industry as neither owners nor workers clung on to their positions. It may be over 38 years since that massive strike, but the atmosphere is eerily similar to 1982 as gig worker strikes and agitations have resurfaced across the country.  Covid-19 was the final straw for gig workers who had shown signs of growing discontent with platform... This is an Inc42 Plus Member Exclusive story. Read this story on Inc42.
Author: Yatti Soni

Source : https://inc42.com/features/the-outline-by-inc42-plus-indias-gig-economy-on-strike/

Date : 2020-09-19T02:30:34.000Z