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Empowering the Gig Economy: Karnataka’s Ordinance for Platform-Based Worker Rights and Welfare June 3, 2025
Published in: Alerts
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Karnataka Government, vide its notification dated May 27, 2025, has published the Karnataka Platform Based Gig Workers (Social Security and Welfare) Ordinance, 2025 (“Gig Workers Ordinance”) with an aim to protect the rights of platform-based gig workers.
The provisions of the Gig Workers Ordinance shall come into force on such date as the Karnataka Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint. The Gig Workers Ordinance applies to: (a) all aggregators or platforms in Karnataka offering specified services (such as ride sharing services, food and grocery delivery services, logistics services, travel and hospitality, etc.); (b) all platforms as defined below and (c) all gig workers registered with the Karnataka platform based Gig Workers Welfare Board (“Welfare Board”).
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