Gig workers’ unions on Sunday urged Karnataka Platform-Based Gig Workers Welfare Board to adopt welfare schemes for platform workers, saying benefits promised under the law have yet to reach them.
In a letter to the board’s chief executive officer, Indian Federation of App-based Transport Workers (IFAT) and Karnataka App-based Workers Union (KAWU) sought immediate rollout of health and accident insurance, income support during medical emergencies and temporary disablement, maternity benefits, scholarships for children of platform workers and an emergency distress fund.
