After the Karnataka government formally constituted the Karnataka Platform-Based Gig Workers’ Welfare Development Board, representatives of gig workers’ unions and associations welcomed the move, ...

Per the Karnataka Platform-based Gig Workers (Social Security & Welfare) Act, 2025, ecommerce operators are required to pay 1% of their commission, subject to a cap, to fund gig workers’ welfare.

Karnataka will release the draft rules on charging a fee on online platforms to fund welfare programmes for gig workers in about two weeks The rules will also include constitution of the gig workers’ ...

The State government is set to move ahead with the formation of a Gig Workers’ Welfare Board, with a committee likely to be set up by January 27 to work out the details. The government has decided to ...

The Karnataka government has constituted a Gig Workers’ Welfare Board to provide social security to gig workers operating in the state The framework introduces a mandatory welfare fee for aggregators ...

BENGALURU: The State Government on Tuesday promulgated an ordinance to protect the rights of platform-based gig workers. The Karnataka Platform-Based Gig Workers (Social Security and Welfare) ...