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Atmanirbhar Bharat Meets Digital India: An Evaluation of COVID-19 Relief for Migrants
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Ankan Barman
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Jun 03, 2021
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Researchers at Work,
Covid19,
Featured,
Labour Futures,
Aadhaar,
Homepage
With the onset of the national lockdown on 24th March 2020 in response to the outbreak of COVID-19, the fate of millions of migrant workers was left uncertain. In addition, lack of enumeration and registration of migrant workers became a major obstacle for all State Governments and the Central Government to channelize relief and welfare measures.
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Global Perspectives on Women, Work and Digital Labour Platforms
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by
Admin
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published
Jul 04, 2023
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Labour Futures,
Researchers at Work
Ambika Tandon was a panellist at the launch event for the Global Perspectives on Women, Work and Digital Labour Platforms organized by Digital Future Society on July 13, 2022 on online platform.
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India’s gig economy drivers face bust in the country’s digital boom
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Jagmeet Singh
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Jul 04, 2023
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Labour Futures,
Researchers at Work
Workers on platforms like Uber, Ola and Swiggy deal with blocked accounts, other backlash for speaking out over poor conditions
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Women at (gig) work: When financial freedom comes at a cost
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by
Aiswarya Raj
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Jul 04, 2023
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Labour Futures,
Researchers at Work
Chiara Furtado was quoted in a news article on women’s experiences working on ride-hailing and delivery platforms.
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As Equals: Frequently Asked Questions
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Admin
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Jul 04, 2023
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Labour Futures,
Researchers at Work
Chiara Furtado was a panellist on the ‘As Equals’ series hosted by CNN since 2018 which aims to reveal what systemic gender inequality looks like. Chiara participated in a roundtable on digital harms and gender equality.
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Women in Gig Work
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Admin
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published
Jul 04, 2023
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filed under:
Labour Futures,
Reserve Bank of India
Aayush Rathi was a speaker on a panel on domestic work and digital platforms, as part of WageIndicator Foundation’s 5th webinar on women and gig work.
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Metaphors of Work, from ‘Below’
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Aayush Rathi and Ambika Tandon
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Jul 03, 2023
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Labour Futures,
RAW Blog,
Research,
RAW Publications,
RAW Research,
Researchers at Work
Aayush Rathi and Ambika Tandon authored a chapter that describes platforms as more than technological interfaces. The chapter invokes some of the metaphors that gig workers use to make sense of platforms. This chapter was part of an edited volume published by Springer. This chapter forms part of the ‘Labour Futures’ research project, hosted at the Centre for Internet and Society, India, and supported by the Internet Society Foundation.
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Blinkit protests: For gig workers, there is no income security – and little legal recourse
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Aditi Surie and Ambika Tandon
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published
Dec 31, 2020
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last modified
Jul 04, 2023 07:30 AM
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Labour Futures,
Researchers at Work
Aditi Surie and Ambika Tandon co-authored an opinion essay on the reasons behind a week-long strike by workers of Blinkit — a popular hyperlocal delivery platform. The protests were in response to changes in Blinkit’s policies that will halve workers’ pay.
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Gender and collective bargaining in the platform economy: Experiences of on-demand beauty workers in India
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Abhishek Sekharan, Chiara Furtado and Ambika Tandon
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Jul 03, 2023
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filed under:
Labour Futures,
Researchers at Work
Abhishek Sekharan, Chiara Furtado, and Ambika Tandon contributed an essay on gender and collective bargaining in the platform economy in India, reflecting on the experiences of women beauty workers who organised India’s first women-led movement of platform workers. The essay has been published as part of an online collection of essays from contributors across the world and has been curated by the Digital Future Society Think Tank (Barcelona, Spain).
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Gig Workers Are Being Stabbed, Beaten, and Abused in India
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by
Varsha Bansal
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published
Jul 04, 2023
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filed under:
Labour Futures,
Researchers at Work
An Uber driver was mugged. An Ola driver was beaten and left in a coma. Platform workers say tech companies are doing little to protect them.
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